82 W continuous-wave green beam generation by intracavity frequency doubling of diode-side-pumped Nd:YAG laser

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 398-405

  Singh, Amarjeet ^a   Mukhopadhyay, Pranab Kumar ^a   Sharma, Sunil Kumar ^a   Ranganathan, Kandasamy ^a   Oak, Shrikant M ^a  

^a RAJA RAMANNA CENTRE FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

CW lasers; diode side pumping; intracavity second harmonic generation; Nd:YAG laser; resonator stability; thermal lensing

Indexed keywords

CW-LASER; DIODE SIDE PUMPING; INTRACAVITY SECOND-HARMONIC GENERATION; ND : YAG LASERS; RESONATOR STABILITY; THERMAL LENSING;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DIODES; FIBER LASERS; FREQUENCY DOUBLERS; HARMONIC GENERATION; NEODYMIUM; OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION; POTASSIUM; PUMPING (LASER); PUMPS; RESONATORS; STABILITY;

NEODYMIUM LASERS;

EID: 79952408224     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2010.2090510     Document Type: Article

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