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Face pumped planar waveguide lasers can be efficiently power scaled by increasing the area of the waveguide proportionately with the number of diode laser pumps [1,2]. High gain can be achieved and thermal fracture, lensing and birefringence problems are reduced significantly when compared to side-pumped rod lasers or thicker slab designs.
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