Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 60, Issue 21, 2116001(2023)

Effect of Asymmetry in Cooling on Residual Temperature Field of an N41-Type Neodymium Glass Main Amplifier Slab

Jixi Xu1,2, Xin Wang1, Jingping Tang1, Wei Chen1、*, Shubin Chen1, and Lili Hu1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Materials for High Power Laser, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    Jixi Xu, Xin Wang, Jingping Tang, Wei Chen, Shubin Chen, Lili Hu. Effect of Asymmetry in Cooling on Residual Temperature Field of an N41-Type Neodymium Glass Main Amplifier Slab[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2023, 60(21): 2116001

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    Paper Information

    Category: Materials

    Received: Sep. 29, 2022

    Accepted: Oct. 24, 2022

    Published Online: Oct. 26, 2023

    The Author Email: Chen Wei (weichen@siom.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP222656

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