High power fundamental mode Nd:YAG laser with efficient birefringence compensation

Optics Express

Volumn 12, Issue 15, 2004, Pages 3581-3589

  Frede, Maik ^a   Wilhelm, Ralf ^a   Brendel, Martina ^a   Fallnich, Carsten ^a   Seifert, Frank ^b   Willke, Benno ^b   Danzmann, Karsten ^b  

^a LASER ZENTRUM HANNOVER E V   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; DIFFRACTION; FABRY-PEROT INTERFEROMETERS; LASER BEAMS; LASER MODE LOCKING; LASER MODES; LIGHT POLARIZATION; PUMPING (LASER); SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

BIREFRINGENCE COMPENSATION; INJECTION LOCKED LASERS; SINGLE MODE LASERS;

NEODYMIUM LASERS;

EID: 4644292300     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.12.003581     Document Type: Article

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