Method For Temporally And Spatially-Resolved Thermal-Lensing Measurements

    Authors

    R. Paugstadt;M. Bass

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Appl. Optics

    Keywords

    LASER RODS; ND-YAG; Optics

    Abstract

    A new method of studying thermal-gradient-induced lensing in laser crystals is reported. The method is applied to an optically dense laser medium, ErTmHo:YAG, and the temporal behavior of the flash-lamp-pump-induced temperature distribution is determined during and after pumping. Data for high-repetition-rate pumping are also presented.

    Journal Title

    Applied Optics

    Volume

    33

    Issue/Number

    6

    Publication Date

    1-1-1994

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    954

    Last Page

    959

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:A1994NA38100007

    ISSN

    0003-6935

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