THERMAL LENSING MEASUREMENTS IN THE FLASHLAMP-PUMPED ANISOTROPIC LASER CRYSTALS BY A PROBE BEAM TECHNIQUE
Abstract
The experimental setup for thermal lens properties determination (particularly, its sign, optical power, laser rod sensitivity factors and astigmatism degree) in the anisotropic flashlamp-pumped laser crystals by a probe beam technique was developed. By means of this approach, thermal lensing measurements were performed in the Np -cut Nd-doped potassium gadolinium tungstate (Nd:KGdW) laser crystal at the wavelength of 1,06 μm for light polarizations E || Nm и E || Ng. a
About the Authors
P. A. Loiko
Belarusian National Technical University
Belarus
Belarus
K. V. Yumashev
Belarusian National Technical University
Belarus
Belarus
N. V. Kuleshov
Belarusian National Technical University
Belarus
Belarus
A. A. Pavlyuk
Институт неорганической химии им. А.В. Николаева Сибирского отделения РАН, г. Новосибирск
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Loiko P.A., Yumashev K.V., Kuleshov N.V., Pavlyuk A.A. THERMAL LENSING MEASUREMENTS IN THE FLASHLAMP-PUMPED ANISOTROPIC LASER CRYSTALS BY A PROBE BEAM TECHNIQUE. Devices and Methods of Measurements. 2011;(1):64-70. (In Russ.)
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