Elimination of spherical aberration in multi-kW, Nd: YAG, rod pump-chambers by pump-distribution control

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Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages

  Leibush, Eyal ^a   Jackel, Steven ^a   Goldring, Sharon ^a   Moshe, Inon ^a   Tzuk, Yitshak ^a   Meir, Avi ^a  

^a SOREQ NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPHERICS; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PUMPS; SPHERES; YTTRIUM ALUMINUM GARNET;

DISTRIBUTION CONTROL; ND: YAG; PUMP CHAMBERS; ROD PUMP; SHORT CAVITY; SLOPE EFFICIENCIES; SPHERICAL ABERRATIONS;

ABERRATIONS;

EID: 85086614430     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21622701     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1364/assp.2005.mb45     Document Type: Conference Paper

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