Mode dynamics and thermal lens effects of thin-disk lasers

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6871, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Mende, J ^a   Speiser, J ^a   Spindler, G ^a   Bohn, W L ^a   Giesen, A ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Mode dynamics; Power scalability; Simulation of field distribution; Spatial mode structure; Thin disk laser

Indexed keywords

BEAM QUALITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LASER BEAMS; OPTICAL RESONATORS; PUMPING (LASER); SOLID STATE LASERS;

FIELD DISTRIBUTION; MODE DYNAMICS; POWER SCALABILITY; SPATIAL MODE STRUCTURE; THIN DISK LASERS;

HIGH POWER LASERS;

EID: 42949142072     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.776674     Document Type: Conference Paper

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