KEYWORDS: Crystals, Laser crystals, Laser systems engineering, Thermal effects, High power lasers, Differential equations, Solid state lasers, Alexandrite, Signal attenuation, Doping
The ability of the laser crystal to withstand the damaging effects of thermal stresses and strain is an important factor in the design of high power solid state laser systems. To compute these effects, a set of cylindrical coordinates differential equations relating 3-dimensional thermal stresses and strains relevant to a Cr:LiCAF rod was derived. The c-axis of the end-pumped rod was assumed to be perpendicular to the symmetry axis of the cylindrical crystal. Expressions for spatial temperature rise in such a configuration was obtained and the approach of stress calculations was presented.
Proceedings Volume Editor (1)
This will count as one of your downloads.
You will have access to both the presentation and article (if available).
Access to the requested content is limited to institutions that have purchased or subscribe to SPIE eBooks.
You are receiving this notice because your organization may not have SPIE eBooks access.*
*Shibboleth/Open Athens users─please
sign in
to access your institution's subscriptions.
To obtain this item, you may purchase the complete book in print or electronic format on
SPIE.org.
INSTITUTIONAL Select your institution to access the SPIE Digital Library.
PERSONAL Sign in with your SPIE account to access your personal subscriptions or to use specific features such as save to my library, sign up for alerts, save searches, etc.