Continuous-wave theory of Yb:YAG end-pumped thin-disk lasers

Applied Optics

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 106-113

  Jafari, Ahmad Khayat ^a   Aas, Mehdi ^a  

^a Technical and Engineering Faculty of Bonab   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); LASER THEORY; SOLID STATE LASERS; YTTERBIUM;

COUPLED RATE EQUATIONS; CRYSTAL THICKNESS; DOPING CONCENTRATION; EFFECTIVE PARAMETERS; FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES; LASER OUTPUT POWER; OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCIES; THIN-DISK LASERS;

PUMPING (LASER);

EID: 60849084479     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.48.000106     Document Type: Article

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