Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 50, Issue 19, 1901006(2023)

Wide Temperature Range Laser Based on Conduction‑Cooled End‑Pumped Slab and Crossed‑Porro Prism Resonator

Zhanduo Qiao1, Dongdong Meng1、*, Tieliang Zhang1, Baoguang Gao1,2, and Tianqi Wang1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Optical Engineering Research Department, Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100094, China
  • 2School of Optoelectronics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    Zhanduo Qiao, Dongdong Meng, Tieliang Zhang, Baoguang Gao, Tianqi Wang. Wide Temperature Range Laser Based on Conduction‑Cooled End‑Pumped Slab and Crossed‑Porro Prism Resonator[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2023, 50(19): 1901006

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    Paper Information

    Category: laser devices and laser physics

    Received: Aug. 29, 2022

    Accepted: Oct. 31, 2022

    Published Online: Oct. 18, 2023

    The Author Email: Meng Dongdong (mjf09@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL221188

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