Thermal lens diagnostics and mitigation in diode end pumped lasers ; Šiluminio lęšio charakterizavimas bei jo įtakos mažinimas išilginio diodinio kaupinimo lazeriuose

VILNIUS UNIVERSITY Darius Stučinskas Thermal lens diagnostics and mitigation in dioded e npumped lasers Doctoral dissertation Physical sciences, Physics (02 P) Vilnius, 2010 This research was performed in 2005-2009 at Vil nUiunsiversity Scientific supervisor: Dr. Arūnas VaranavičiusV (ilnius University, Physical sciences, Physics – 02P) VILNIAUS UNIVERSITETAS Darius Stučinskas Šiluminio lęšio charakterizavimas bei jo įtakos minaižmas išilginio diodinio kaupinimo lazeriuos eDaktaro disertacijos santrauka Fizikiniai mokslai, fizika (02 P) Vilnius, 2010 Disertacija rengta 2005-2009 metais Vilniaus unrisviteete Mokslinis vadovas: Dr. Arūnas VaranavičiusV (ilniaus universitetas, fiziniai mokslai, fizika – 02P)Contents List of the Abbreviations ......................................................... .7. ..Introduction ........................................................................ 9 The List of Author’s Publications ....................................................................... .1.5.. .......1 Thermal lens in end pumped lasers and its memeaesnutr methods ................... 17 1.1 Temperature distribution ......................................... .1.7. ...............1.2 Thermal Stresses ................................................... .1.9. ..........1.3 Photoelastic Effects ................................................ .2.0. ..........1.4 Thermal Lensing .........