Transverse spatial structure of a high Fresnel number Vertical External Cavity Surface Emitting Laser

Optics Express

Volumn 16, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 9519-9527

  Hachair, X ^a   Barbay, S ^a   Elsass, T ^a   Sagnes, I ^a   Kuszelewicz, R ^a  

^a UNIV PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PUMPING (LASER); SURFACE EMITTING LASERS;

EMISSION PROFILE; HIGH FRESNEL NUMBERS; LASER INTENSITIES; MULTI-LONGITUDINAL MODES; OPTICALLY PUMPED; SPATIAL STRUCTURE; TRANSVERSE PROFILE; VERTICAL EXTERNAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER;

OPTICALLY PUMPED LASERS;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; LASER; LIGHT; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; RADIATION SCATTERING; REFRACTOMETRY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; LASERS; LENSES; LIGHT; MODELS, THEORETICAL; REFRACTOMETRY; SCATTERING, RADIATION;

EID: 46149124372     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.16.009519     Document Type: Article

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