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Thermal lensing and multiwatt microchip laser operation of Yb: YCOB crystals

Loiko et al., 2016

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Loiko P
Serres J
Mateos X
Yu H
Zhang H
Liu J
Yumashev K
Griebner U
Petrov V
Aguilo M
Diaz F
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IEEE Photonics Journal

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Thermal lensing is studied in monoclinic Yb: Ca 4 YO (BO 3) 3 (Yb: YCOB) oxoborate crystals cut along the optical indicatrix axes. For all orientations, the thermal lens is positive. In the-cut crystal, the sensitivity factors of the thermal lens are and (for), and the astigmatism …
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