Thermo-optical model for Er3+:YAG gain media

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6952, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Eichhorn, Marc ^a  

^a FRENCH GERMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SAINT LOUIS   (France)

Author keywords

Er:YAG; Eye safe lasers; Spectral modeling; Thermal effects

Indexed keywords

EXCITED STATES; FIBER LASERS; HEAT CONDUCTION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PHONONS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

EYE-SAFE LASERS; SPECTRAL MODELING;

OPTICAL GAIN;

EID: 44349140586     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.773870     Document Type: Conference Paper

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