Efficient high-power VECSEL generates 20 W continuouswave radiation in a fundamental transverse mode

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Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Rudin, B ^a   Rutz, A ^a   Maas, D J H C ^a   Bellancourt, A R ^a   Sudmeyer T ^a   Keller, U ^a   Gini, E ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS WAVE OUTPUT POWER; CONTINUOUS-WAVE RADIATION; HIGH POWER; OPTICAL-TO-OPTICAL EFFICIENCY; SLOPE EFFICIENCIES; TRANSVERSE MODE; VECSEL;

EFFICIENCY;

EID: 85088719391     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21622701     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1364/assp.2009.me2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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