Multireflection pumping concept for miniaturized diode-pumped solid-state lasers

Applied Optics

Volumn 43, Issue 31, 2004, Pages 5864-5869

  Meister, Jörg ^a   Franzen, Rene ^a   Apel, Christian ^a   Gutknecht, Norbert ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTALS; OPTICAL PUMPING; OPTICAL RESONATORS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

MINIATURIZED DIODE-PUMPED SOLID STATE LASERS; MULTIREFLECTION PUMPING; REPETITION RATE; THRESHOLD ENERGY;

SOLID STATE LASERS;

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; LASER; METHODOLOGY;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; LASERS; MINIATURIZATION;

EID: 9144223104     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.43.005864     Document Type: Article

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