Thermal effects and upconversion in the Er3+:YAG solid-state heat-capacity laser

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7836, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Eichhorn, Marc ^a  

^a FRENCH GERMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SAINT LOUIS   (France)

Author keywords

Er3+:YAG; Heat capacity laser; Thermal effects

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL TEMPERATURES; DOPING LEVELS; EXPECTED POWER; GOOD BEAM QUALITY; HEAT-CAPACITY LASERS; HEAT-UP; HIGH ENERGY; HIGH-POWER OPERATION; LASER CAVITY; LASER EFFICIENCY; LASER MEDIUM; LASER POWER; LASER PROPERTY; OPERATION MODE; OUTPUT POWER; PUMP POWER; QUASI-THREE-LEVEL; RE-ABSORPTION; SCALING PROPERTIES; SOLID STATE HEAT CAPACITY LASER; SPECTROSCOPIC PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT; TEMPERATURE RISE; THERMAL LENSING; TIME-SCALES; UP-CONVERSION; YAG;

ABSORPTION; DROPS; ERBIUM; FLUORESCENCE; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; PUMPS; SPECIFIC HEAT;

PUMPING (LASER);

EID: 78649912517     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.864433     Document Type: Conference Paper

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