Comparison of Tm:YLF and Tm:YAP in thermal analysis and laser performance

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1866-1873

  Yao, Bao Quan ^a   Meng, Pei Bei ^a   Li, Gang ^a   Ju, You Lun ^a   Wang, Yue Zhu ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PUMPING (LASER); PUMPS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMOANALYSIS;

LASER PERFORMANCE; M2 FACTOR; PUMP CONFIGURATION; PUMP STRUCTURE; RATE-EQUATION MODELS; SLOPE EFFICIENCIES; THEORETICAL VALUES; THERMAL FOCAL LENGTH; THERMAL LENS EFFECTS; TM:YAP LASERS;

YLF LASERS;

EID: 79961087138     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.28.001866     Document Type: Article

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