Yb: YAG thin disk laser with 1 kW output power

Optics InfoBase Conference Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages 35-41

  Stewen, C ^a   Larionov, M ^a   Giesen, A ^a   Contag, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^b Forschungsgesellschaft fuer   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION EFFICIENCY; COOLING WATER;

ABSORPTION EFFICIENCY; HIGH POWER; LASER ACTIVE MEDIA; LASER DESIGNS; OPTICAL EFFICIENCY; OUTPUT POWER; QUASI-THREE LEVEL LASERS; SCALINGS; THIN-DISK LASERS; YAG;

YTTRIUM ALUMINUM GARNET;

EID: 85134591502     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21622701     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (6)

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