Use of phase corrector plates to increase the power of radially polarized oscillators

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1337-1342

  Lumer, Yaakov ^a   Moshe, Inon ^a   Jackel, Steven ^a   Meir, Avi ^a  

^a SOREQ NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RESONATORS;

AZIMUTHAL POLARIZATION; HIGH-POWER; LASING MODES; OSCILLATING MODES; PHASE CORRECTORS; POLARIZED MODES; PUMP CHAMBERS; RING STRUCTURES; ROUND TRIP; SPHERICAL ABERRATION CORRECTION; SPHERICAL ABERRATIONS;

ABERRATIONS;

EID: 77955180346     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.27.001337     Document Type: Article

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