1-watt composite-slab Er:YAG laser

Optics InfoBase Conference Papers

Volumn , Issue , 1997, Pages 214-216

  Page, Ralph H ^a   Bartels, Randy A ^a   Beach, Raymond J ^a   Sutton, Steven B ^a   Furu, Larry H ^a   Lasala, John E ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Infrared and far infrared lasers; Optical resonators; Rare earth and transition metal solid state lasers; Thermal lensing

Indexed keywords

PUMPING (LASER); SAPPHIRE; SOLID STATE LASERS; TRANSITION METALS; YTTRIUM ALUMINUM GARNET;

COMPOSITE SLAB; DIODE-SIDE-PUMPED; ER:YAG LASERS; INFRARED AND FAR-INFRARED LASERS; LIGHT COUPLINGS; PUMP-LIGHT; RARE-EARTH AND TRANSITION METAL SOLID-STATE LASERS; SAPPHIRE PLATES; THERMAL LENSING; YAG LASER;

RARE EARTHS;

EID: 85135475532     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21622701     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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