Research Article
Finite Element Analysis of Thermal Effects in Diode End-Pumped Solid-State Lasers
Figure 5
Index of refraction profile obtained from FEA and parabolic fit for (a) Nd:YAG with length 10 mm and radius mm; (b) Nd:KGW with length 15 mm and radius mm; (c) Yb:YAG with length 15 mm and radius mm. Pump power is 10 W for all cases.
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