Designing of an efficient multi-aperture, edge pumped thin-disk laser

Optics and Laser Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 800-805

  Dashcasan, M J ^a   Barati, E ^a   Aghbolaghi, R ^a  

^a IRANIAN NATIONAL CENTER FOR LASER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Edge pumped; Finite element method; Monte Carlo ray tracing

Indexed keywords

ABSORBED POWER; ABSORPTION EFFICIENCY; EDGE PUMPED; FINITE ELEMENT; GAIN MEDIUM; HEXAGONAL SHAPES; LASER MATERIALS; LENS DUCT; MECHANICAL STRESS; MONTE-CARLO RAY TRACING; MULTI APERTURE; OUTPUT POWER; THIN SHEET; THIN-DISK LASERS; UNDOPED MATERIAL; ZIG-ZAG PATH;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; STRESSES; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; YTTERBIUM;

PUMPING (LASER);

EID: 84655164934     PISSN: 00303992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optlastec.2011.11.027     Document Type: Article

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