Edge- and end-pumped slab lasers with both efficient and uniform pumping

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 483-489

  Chen, Bin ^a   Chen, Ying ^b   Bass, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ceramic crystal lasers; Composite slab lasers; Pump efficiency; Pump uniformity

Indexed keywords

HIGH POWER LASERS; OPTIMIZATION; PUMPING (LASER); SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES;

CERAMIC CRYSTAL LASERS; COMPOSITE SLAB LASERS; EDGE-PUMPED SLAB LASERS; END-PUMPED SLAB LASERS; HIGH-POWER SLAB LASERS; PUMP EFFICIENCY; PUMP UNIFORMITY;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 33645784016     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2006.873152     Document Type: Article

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