Performance studies of diode-side-pumped CW Nd:YAG laser in copper coated optical pump cavity

Optics and Laser Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1426-1431

  Sundar, R ^a   Ranganathan, K ^a   Nath, A K ^a  

^a RAJA RAMANNA CENTRE FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Diode pumping; High efficiency; Nd:YAG

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); FLUORESCENCE; OPTICAL PUMPING; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

DIODE PUMPING; DOPING CONCENTRATION; OPTICAL CONVERSION; THERMAL LENSING;

NEODYMIUM LASERS;

EID: 33847360498     PISSN: 00303992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optlastec.2006.10.005     Document Type: Article

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