Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 48, Issue 17, 1701002(2021)

Influence of Thermal Lens Effect on Output Energy of Er 3+, Yb 3+∶Glass Laser

Qingkun Song1,2, Haibing Li1、*, Yongjun Dong3, Dongbing He1, Shunguang Li1, Suya Feng1, Xucheng Wang4, Zhengwei Kong4, Liang Chen1,2, and Qiubai Yang1
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
  • 3State Key Laboratory for High Laser Field Physics, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
  • 4Shanghai Daheng Optics and Fine Mechanics Co., Ltd., Shanghai 201800, China
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    Qingkun Song, Haibing Li, Yongjun Dong, Dongbing He, Shunguang Li, Suya Feng, Xucheng Wang, Zhengwei Kong, Liang Chen, Qiubai Yang. Influence of Thermal Lens Effect on Output Energy of Er 3+, Yb 3+∶Glass Laser[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2021, 48(17): 1701002

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    Paper Information

    Category: laser devices and laser physics

    Received: Jan. 11, 2021

    Accepted: Feb. 5, 2021

    Published Online: Sep. 1, 2021

    The Author Email: Li Haibing (lihaibing@siom.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL202148.1701002

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