High-Power Free-Running Eye-Safe Laser Based on a High-Strength Cr:Yb:Er:Glass Rod

Optics InfoBase Conference Papers

Volumn , Issue , 1998, Pages 162-170

  Tilleman, Michael M ^a   Jackel, Steven ^a   Moshe, Inon ^a  

^a SOREQ NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

erbium; eye safety; laser; thermal

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; GLASS; LASER SAFETY; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING;

EYE SAFETY; EYE-SAFE; EYE-SAFE LASERS; GLASS RODS; HIGH POWER; HIGH-STRENGTH; LASER EMITTING; LASER-BASED; STRENGTHENED GLASS; THERMAL;

ERBIUM;

EID: 85135363215     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21622701     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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4. Data sheets provided by Kigre, Inc.
5. Michael Myers, Kigre, Private commun.
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8. The photoelastic coefficients and constant were provided by M. Myers of Kigre, Inc.
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