Estimation of thermal lensing effect in the high-power end-pumped direct-cut crystal lasers

Optics and Laser Technology

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 534-539

  Safari, E ^a   Kachanov, A ^b  

^a BU ALI SINA UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

ABCD matrix; Direct cut; Nd: YVO4 laser; Thermal lensing

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALS; DIODE AMPLIFIERS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GAUSSIAN NOISE (ELECTRONIC); LIGHT; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PUMPS;

ABCD MATRIX; DIRECT-CUT; ND: YVO4 LASER; THERMAL LENSING;

LASER APPLICATIONS;

EID: 33645139022     PISSN: 00303992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optlastec.2004.11.023     Document Type: Article

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