Power scaling of Nd: YVO4 and Nd: GdVO4 disk lasers using synthetic diamond as a heat spreader

Optics Letters

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 782-784

  Millar, P ^a   Kemp, A J ^a   Burns, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAMONDS; HEATING EQUIPMENT; SPREADERS;

DIAMOND HEAT SPREADERS; DISK LASERS; DOUBLE PASS; HEAT SPREADERS; INTRACAVITIES; LOW BIREFRINGENCE; OUTPUT POWER; POWER-SCALING;

SYNTHETIC DIAMONDS;

EID: 62549092630     PISSN: 01469592     EISSN: 15394794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OL.34.000782     Document Type: Article

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