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Thermal lensing measurements and thermal conductivity of Yb:YAB

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By using holographic shear interferometry, we have measured the thermal lens in a diode-pumped Yb:YAB crystal, under lasing and non-lasing conditions, as a function of absorbed power. From these purely optical measurements we estimate the fractional thermal loading and the thermal conductivity of Yb:YAB. Knowledge of these thermal parameters is essential for the optimisation of Yb:YAB laser cavity designs.

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  1. Centre for Lasers and Applications, Macquarie University, Sydney 2019, Australia, , , , , , AU

    J.L. Blows, P. Dekker, P. Wang & J.M. Dawes

  2. Department of Image and Information Science, Chiba University, Chiba 263, Japan, , , , , , JP

    T. Omatsu

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Received: 5 February 2002 / Final version: 22 November 2002 / Published online: 26 February 2003

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Blows, J., Dekker, P., Wang, P. et al. Thermal lensing measurements and thermal conductivity of Yb:YAB . Appl Phys B 76, 289–292 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-002-1092-4

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