High-power edge pumped Yb:YAG single crystal/YAG ceramics hybrid microchip laser

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6216, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Taira, Takunori ^a   Tsunekane, Masaki ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ceramic; Composite; Diode pump; Edge pumping; Hybrid; Microchip; Yb:YAG

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; GAIN CONTROL; LASER PULSES; MIRRORS; PUMPING (LASER); REFLECTION; THERMAL LOAD; WAVE PROPAGATION;

COMPOSITE CERAMICS; DIODE PUMP; EDGE PUMPING; HYBRID; INTERNAL REFLECTION; MICROCHIP LASER; MICROCHIPS; YB:YAG;

CERAMIC MATERIALS;

EID: 33747362560     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.667632     Document Type: Conference Paper

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