Abstract
A time resolved numerical model of the interaction between pump absorption, excitation and amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) for the Thin Disk laser design was developed. The model accounts for the spectral distribution of the spontaneous emission, the spectral and spatial distribution of emission and absorption and the spectral and angular transmission of surfaces or coatings.
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