THERMAL MODELING FOR MODE-SIZE ESTIMATION IN MICROLASERS WITH APPLICATION TO LINEAR ARRAYS IN NDYAG AND TM,HOYLF

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作者
HARRISON, J [1 ]
MARTINSEN, RJ [1 ]
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[1] LIGHTWAVE ATMOSPHER INC,MARBLEHEAD,MA 01945
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10.1109/3.333717
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
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Microlasers consisting of monolithic, Fabry-Perot resonators are known to rely on pump-induced thermal guiding to generate diffraction-limited beams. Finite-element analysis has been applied to the problem of modeling thermal effects in diodelaser-pumped microlasers for the purpose of predicting near-field patterns, local temperatures, and fracture margins. Estimates of the fundamental-mode radii in Nd:YAG and Tm,Ho:YLF linear microlaser arrays are compared to experimental data.
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