Thermal-lens-effect compensation of Nd:YAG rod laser using a solid element of negative temperature coefficient of refractive index

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers and Short Notes and Review Papers

Volumn 46, Issue 3 A, 2007, Pages 1012-1015

  Yoshida, Hidetsugu ^a   Takeuchi, Norihiro ^a   Okada, Hajime ^a   Fujita, Hisanori ^a   Nakatsuka, Masahiro ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Negative dn dT; Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA); Thermal lens compensation

Indexed keywords

LENSES; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; PUMPING (LASER); REFRACTIVE INDEX; THERMAL EFFECTS;

DAMAGE THRESHOLD; NEGATIVE DN/DT; THERMAL LENS COMPENSATION;

NEODYMIUM LASERS;

EID: 34547896689     PISSN: 00214922     EISSN: 13474065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1143/JJAP.46.1012     Document Type: Article

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