High Power Operation of Nd:YAG Rod Lasers pumped by fiber-coupled diode lasers

Optics InfoBase Conference Papers

Volumn , Issue , 1996, Pages 198-201

  Golla, D ^a   Bode, M ^a   Knoke, S ^a   Schone W ^a   von Alvensleben, F ^a   Tunnermann A ^a  

^a LASER ZENTRUM HANNOVER E V   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diode laser arrays; Infrared and far infrared lasers; Laser resonators

Indexed keywords

DIODES; INFRARED DEVICES; INFRARED LASERS; LASER RESONATORS; NEODYMIUM LASERS; PUMPING (LASER); YTTRIUM ALUMINUM GARNET;

DIODE LASER ARRAY; DIODE-LASER; FIBER-COUPLED DIODE LASERS; HIGH-POWER OPERATION; INFRARED AND FAR-INFRARED LASERS; ND:YAG ROD; OUTPUT POWER; PUMP SOURCES; ROD LASERS; SIDE-PUMPED;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 84894000784     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21622701     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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