Numerical modeling of diode-end-pumped high-power Er3+: YAG lasers

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 803-810

  Eichhorn, Marc ^a  

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

Author keywords

Er:YAG; Modeling; Temperature dependence

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER MODELS; CONTINUOUS-WAVE OPERATIONS; DECAY SCHEMES; DIODE-END-PUMPED; ER:YAG; ER:YAG LASERS; EXCITED-STATE ABSORPTIONS; HIGH TEMPERATURES; HIGH-POWER; LASER TRANSITIONS; MODELING; NUMERICAL MODELING; SPECTRAL INFORMATIONS; STARK SPLITTING; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THEORETICAL MODELS; UP-CONVERSION PROCESS; YAG LASERS;

ERBIUM; LASERS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

PUMPING (LASER);

EID: 55349116789     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2008.924810     Document Type: Article

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