Semianalytical thermal analysis of thermal focal length on Nd:YAG rods

Applied Optics

Volumn 46, Issue 26, 2007, Pages 6655-6661

  Shi, Peng ^a   Chen, Wen ^a   Li, Long ^a   Gan, Ansheng ^a  

^a XI'AN UNIVERSITY OF ARCHITECTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIODES; PUMPING (LASER); SOLID STATE LASERS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMOANALYSIS;

ISOTROPIC MATERIAL; ND:YAG RODS; THERMAL FOCAL LENGTH; THERMAL LENS EFFECTS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 36749093482     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.46.006655     Document Type: Article

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