Optical characterization of thermal lens effect in ethanol and the influence of focusing lens and liquid cell size

Optics and Laser Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 78-82

  Mahdieh, M H ^a   Akbari Jafarabadi, M ^a  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

High power laser beams; Thermal lens effect; Z scan method

Indexed keywords

ABSORBING MEDIUM; CW LASER BEAMS; DEFOCUSING; FOCAL LENGTHS; FOCUSING LENS; HE-NE LASER BEAMS; HIGH-POWER; LIQUID CELLS; OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS; OPTICAL CHARACTERIZATION; REFRACTIVE INDEX GRADIENTS; SAMPLE CELL; THERMAL LENS; THERMAL LENS EFFECTS; TRANSMITTED BEAMS; Z-SCAN METHOD;

ETHANOL; FOCUSING; HIGH POWER LASERS; LASER BEAMS; LIQUIDS; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

LENSES;

EID: 80051470433     PISSN: 00303992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optlastec.2011.05.023     Document Type: Article

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