Abstract
Aberrated thermal lenses of longitudinally pumped Nd:YAG or Nd:YVO4 rod lasers significantly alter the dynamic stability characteristics in comparison to resonators with ideal lenses. Numerical resonator simulations demonstrate these effects and allow optimized resonator design.
© 2001 Optical Society of America
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