Single-crystal laser-heated pedestal-growth sapphire fibers for Er:YAG laser power delivery

Applied Optics

Volumn 37, Issue 21, 1998, Pages 4777-4781

  Nubling, Rick K ^a,b   Harrington, James A ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Laser Power Optics   (United States)

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EID: 3543068650     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.37.004777     Document Type: Article

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