Title :
The changing technology of solid state lasers
Author :
Moulton, Peter F.
Author_Institution :
Q-Peak, Inc., Bedford, MA, USA
Abstract :
The development of high-power diode lasers started an earlier advance in solid state lasers and is behind the emergence of fibers as high-power media. Here we compare and contrast fiber- and bulk-media lasers.
Keywords :
optical pumping; solid lasers; bulk-media lasers; diode lasers; high-power lasers; pump source; solid state lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6