Effects of the temperature dependence of absorption coefficients in edge-pumped Yb:YAG slab lasers

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2081-2089

  Liu, Qiang ^a   Fu, Xing ^a   Gong, Mali ^a   Huang, Lei ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTRA; BOLTZMANN EQUATION; ITERATIVE METHODS; STIMULATED EMISSION; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT; LASER OSCILLATOR; PUMP ABSORPTION SATURATION;

PUMPING (LASER);

EID: 36048958027     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.24.002081     Document Type: Article

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