Progress in the growth of large scale Ti:sapphire crystals by the heat exchanger method (HEM) for petawatt class lasers

Journal of Crystal Growth

Volumn 312, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1138-1141

  Joyce, David B ^a   Schmid, Frederick ^a  

^a Crystal Systems Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

A2. Heat exchanger method (HEM); B1. Ti:sapphire; B2. Amplifier crystal; B3. Petawatt laser; B3. Solid state laser; B3. Ultrafast laser

Indexed keywords

B1. TI:SAPPHIRE; B3. PETAWATT LASER; HEAT EXCHANGER METHODS; PETAWATT LASER; TI:SAPPHIRE; ULTRAFAST LASER;

BANDWIDTH; COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY); CRYSTALS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HIGH ENERGY LASERS; HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS; LASER OPTICS; LIGHT; LIGHT SOURCES; NONLINEAR OPTICS; PULSE GENERATORS; RESEARCH; SAPPHIRE; SOLID STATE LASERS; TITANIUM; ULTRAFAST LASERS; ULTRAFAST PHENOMENA; ULTRASHORT PULSES; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY LASERS;

PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS;

EID: 77949621415     PISSN: 00220248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2009.11.002     Document Type: Article

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