Thermally induced strain and birefringence calculations for a ND: YAG rod encapsulated in a solid pump light collector

Applied Optics

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1409-1423

  Jackson, Stuart D ^a,b   Piper, James A ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 6044244904     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.35.001409     Document Type: Article

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