Resonator Design Considerations For Power-Scaling TEMoo Operation of End-Pumped Solid-State Lasers

Optics InfoBase Conference Papers

Volumn , Issue , 1998, Pages 401-406

  Clarkson, W A ^a   Felgate, N S ^a   Hanna, D C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diode pumped solid state lasers; OCIS 140.3580; Thermal lensing. Laser resonators

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; DIODES; LASER RESONATORS; NEODYMIUM LASERS; PUMPING (LASER);

DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS; DESIGN STRATEGIES; DIODE-PUMPED SOLID-STATE LASER; END PUMPED SOLID STATE LASERS; HIGH POWER; OCIS 140.3580; POWER-SCALING; RESONATOR DESIGN; THERMAL LENSING; THERMAL LENSING.;

YTTRIUM ALUMINUM GARNET;

EID: 85135305036     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21622701     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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