Correction of beam errors in high power laser diode bars and stacks

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 18, 2006, Pages 8178-8183

  Monjardin, J F ^a   Nowak, K M ^a   Baker, H J ^a   Hall, D R ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABERRATIONS; LIGHT; OPTICAL COLLIMATORS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT LENSES; RADIATION;

BEAM ERRORS; BEAM-POINTING ERRORS; LASER CUTTING; LASER EMITTERS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 33748333089     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.14.008178     Document Type: Article

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