Calculations of optimum design parameters for Yb:YAG thin disk lasers

Optics InfoBase Conference Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages 124-130

  Contag, K ^a   Erhard, S ^b   Giesen, A ^b  

^a Forschungsgesellschaft fuer   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUMERICAL MODELS;

ANALYTICAL EQUATIONS; CRYSTAL THICKNESS; HIGH POWER; OPTIMUM DESIGN PARAMETERS; SYSTEMS PARAMETERS; THIN-DISK LASERS; YAG;

YTTRIUM ALUMINUM GARNET;

EID: 85134594395     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21622701     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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