Chances and limitations of high power diode lasers

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5336, Issue , 2004, Pages 95-106

  Bachmann, Friedrich G ^a  

^a ROFIN SINAR LASER GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Beam parameter product; Beam quality; High power diode laser; Incoherent coupling; Polarisation coupling; Wavelength coupling

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; LASER BEAMS; LIGHT SOURCES; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

BEAM PARAMETER PRODUCT; BEAM QUALITY; INCOHERENT COUPLING; POLARISATION COUPLING; WAVELENGTH COUPLING;

HIGH POWER LASERS;

EID: 3543099804     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.528657     Document Type: Conference Paper

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