High-power lens-shape diode edge-pumped composite laser

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6785, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Dascalu, T ^a   Dascalu, C ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LASER   (Romania)

^b UNIVERSITY POLITEHNICA OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

Author keywords

Diode pumped; Lasers; Rare earth and transition metal solid state lasers; Thermal effects

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; SOLID STATE LASERS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

DIODE PUMPED; GAIN MEDIA; HEAT MANAGEMENTS; PUMP LIGHT; TRANSITION METAL SOLID STATE LASERS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 36248964158     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.755965     Document Type: Conference Paper

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