Adhesive-free bond (AFB) true crystalline fiber waveguides and walk-off compensated nonlinear crystal stacks: optical components for high performance lasing and frequency conversion

D. Li, P. Hong, M. Vedula, and H. E. Meissner, “Thermal conductivity investigation of adhesive-free bond laser components,” Proc. SPIE 10100, Optical Components and Materials, 1010011 (2017).

M. De Vido, D. Meissner, S. Meissner, K. Ertel, P. J. Phillips, P. D. Mason, S. Banerjee, T. J. Butcher, J. M. Smith, C. Edwards, C. Hernandez-Gomez, and J. L. Collier, “Characterization of adhesive-free bonded crystalline Yb:YAG for high energy laser applications,” Opt. Mater. Express 7(2), 425 (2017).
[Crossref]

D. Li, P. Hong, S. K. Meissner, and H. E. Meissner, “Design of intrinsically single-mode double clad crystalline fiber waveguides for high power lasers,” Proc. SPIE 9744, Optical Components and Materials, 97441H (2016).

D. Li, P. Hong, S. K. Meissner, and H. E. Meissner, “Power scaling estimate of crystalline fiber waveguides with rare earth doped YAG cores,” Proc. SPIE 9744, Optical Components and Materials, 97441I (2016).

I. Kuznetsov, I. Mukhin, D. Silin, and O. Palashov, “Thermal conductivity measurements using phase-shifting interferometry,” Opt. Mater. Express 4(10), 2204 (2014).
[Crossref]

X. Mu, S. Meissner, H. Meissner, and A. W. Yu, “High efficiency Yb:YAG crystalline fiber-waveguide lasers,” Opt. Lett. 39(21), 6331–6334 (2014).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

K. Hara, S. Matsumoto, T. Onda, W. Nagashima, and I. Shoji, “Efficient Ultraviolet Second-Harmonic Generation from a Walk-Off-Compensating β-BaB2O4 Device with a New Structure Fabricated by Room-Temperature Bonding,” Appl. Phys. Express 5(5), 052201 (2012).
[Crossref]

J. W. Dawson, M. J. Messerly, J. E. Heebner, P. A. Pax, A. K. Sridharan, A. L. Bullington, R. J. Beach, C. W. Siders, C. P. Barty, and M. Dubinskii, “Power scaling analysis of fiber lasers and amplifiers based on nonsilica materials,” Proc. SPIE 7686, 768611 (2010).
[Crossref]

Y. Kalisky and O. Kalisky, “The status of high-power lasers and their applications in the battlefield,” Opt. Eng. 49(9), 091003 (2010).
[Crossref]

X. Mu, H. Meissner, and H.-C. Lee, “Optical parametric oscillations of 2 microm in multiple-layer bonded walk-off compensated KTP stacks,” Opt. Lett. 35(3), 387–389 (2010).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

J. W. Dawson, M. J. Messerly, R. J. Beach, M. Y. Shverdin, E. A. Stappaerts, A. K. Sridharan, P. H. Pax, J. E. Heebner, C. W. Siders, and C. P. J. Barty, “Analysis of the scalability of diffraction-limited fiber lasers and amplifiers to high average power,” Opt. Express 16(17), 13240–13266 (2008).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

P. Wang, L. J. Cooper, J. K. Sahu, and W. A. Clarkson, “Efficient single-mode operation of a cladding-pumped ytterbium-doped helical-core fiber laser,” Opt. Lett. 31(2), 226–228 (2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

R. L. Aggarwal, D. J. Ripin, J. R. Ochoa, and T. Y. Fan, “Measurement of thermal–optics properties of Y3Al5O12, Lu3Al5O12, YAlO3, LiYF4, LiLuF4, BaY2F8, KGd(WO4)2, and KY(WO4)2 laser crystals in the 80-300K temperature range,” J. Appl. Phys. 98(10), 103514 (2005).
[Crossref]

S. Haidar, K. Miyamoto, and H. Ito, “Generation of tunable mid-IR (5.5-9.3 μm) from a 2-μm pumped ZnGeP2 optical parametric oscillator,” Opt. Commun. 241(1-3), 173–178 (2004).
[Crossref]

J. J. Zondy, D. Kolker, C. Bonnin, and D. Lupinski, “Second-harmonic generation with monolithic walk-off-compensating periodica structures. II. Experiments,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 20(8), 1695 (2003).
[Crossref]

D. C. Brown and H. J. Hoffman, “Thermal, stress, and thermo-optic effects in high average power double-clad silica fiber lasers,” IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 37(2), 207–217 (2001).
[Crossref]

L. Goldberg, J. P. Koplow, and D. A. V. Kliner, “Highly efficient 4-W Yb-doped fiber amplifier pumped by a broad-stripe laser diode,” Opt. Lett. 24(10), 673–675 (1999).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

D. J. Armstrong, W. J. Alford, T. D. Raymond, A. V. Smith, and M. S. Bowers, “Parametric amplification and oscillation with walkoff-compensating crystals,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 14(2), 460–474 (1997).
[Crossref]

K. S. Chiang, “Dual effective-index method for the analysis of rectangular dielectric waveguides,” Appl. Opt. 25(13), 2169 (1986).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

K. S. Chiang, “Finite-Element Analysis of Optical Fibers with Iterative Treatment of the Infinite 2-D Space,” Opt. Quantum Electron. 17(6), 381–391 (1985).
[Crossref]

J. M. Khosrofian and B. A. Garetz, “Measurement of a Gaussian laser beam diameter through the direct inversion of knife-edge data,” Appl. Opt. 22(21), 3406 (1983).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

R. L. Aggarwal, D. J. Ripin, J. R. Ochoa, and T. Y. Fan, “Measurement of thermal–optics properties of Y3Al5O12, Lu3Al5O12, YAlO3, LiYF4, LiLuF4, BaY2F8, KGd(WO4)2, and KY(WO4)2 laser crystals in the 80-300K temperature range,” J. Appl. Phys. 98(10), 103514 (2005).
[Crossref]

D. J. Armstrong, W. J. Alford, T. D. Raymond, A. V. Smith, and M. S. Bowers, “Parametric amplification and oscillation with walkoff-compensating crystals,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 14(2), 460–474 (1997).
[Crossref]

D. J. Armstrong, W. J. Alford, T. D. Raymond, A. V. Smith, and M. S. Bowers, “Parametric amplification and oscillation with walkoff-compensating crystals,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 14(2), 460–474 (1997).
[Crossref]

M. De Vido, D. Meissner, S. Meissner, K. Ertel, P. J. Phillips, P. D. Mason, S. Banerjee, T. J. Butcher, J. M. Smith, C. Edwards, C. Hernandez-Gomez, and J. L. Collier, “Characterization of adhesive-free bonded crystalline Yb:YAG for high energy laser applications,” Opt. Mater. Express 7(2), 425 (2017).
[Crossref]

J. W. Dawson, M. J. Messerly, J. E. Heebner, P. A. Pax, A. K. Sridharan, A. L. Bullington, R. J. Beach, C. W. Siders, C. P. Barty, and M. Dubinskii, “Power scaling analysis of fiber lasers and amplifiers based on nonsilica materials,” Proc. SPIE 7686, 768611 (2010).
[Crossref]

J. W. Dawson, M. J. Messerly, R. J. Beach, M. Y. Shverdin, E. A. Stappaerts, A. K. Sridharan, P. H. Pax, J. E. Heebner, C. W. Siders, and C. P. J. Barty, “Analysis of the scalability of diffraction-limited fiber lasers and amplifiers to high average power,” Opt. Express 16(17), 13240–13266 (2008).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

J. W. Dawson, M. J. Messerly, J. E. Heebner, P. A. Pax, A. K. Sridharan, A. L. Bullington, R. J. Beach, C. W. Siders, C. P. Barty, and M. Dubinskii, “Power scaling analysis of fiber lasers and amplifiers based on nonsilica materials,” Proc. SPIE 7686, 768611 (2010).
[Crossref]

J. W. Dawson, M. J. Messerly, R. J. Beach, M. Y. Shverdin, E. A. Stappaerts, A. K. Sridharan, P. H. Pax, J. E. Heebner, C. W. Siders, and C. P. J. Barty, “Analysis of the scalability of diffraction-limited fiber lasers and amplifiers to high average power,” Opt. Express 16(17), 13240–13266 (2008).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

J. J. Zondy, D. Kolker, C. Bonnin, and D. Lupinski, “Second-harmonic generation with monolithic walk-off-compensating periodica structures. II. Experiments,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 20(8), 1695 (2003).
[Crossref]

D. J. Armstrong, W. J. Alford, T. D. Raymond, A. V. Smith, and M. S. Bowers, “Parametric amplification and oscillation with walkoff-compensating crystals,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 14(2), 460–474 (1997).
[Crossref]

D. C. Brown and H. J. Hoffman, “Thermal, stress, and thermo-optic effects in high average power double-clad silica fiber lasers,” IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 37(2), 207–217 (2001).
[Crossref]

J. W. Dawson, M. J. Messerly, J. E. Heebner, P. A. Pax, A. K. Sridharan, A. L. Bullington, R. J. Beach, C. W. Siders, C. P. Barty, and M. Dubinskii, “Power scaling analysis of fiber lasers and amplifiers based on nonsilica materials,” Proc. SPIE 7686, 768611 (2010).
[Crossref]

M. De Vido, D. Meissner, S. Meissner, K. Ertel, P. J. Phillips, P. D. Mason, S. Banerjee, T. J. Butcher, J. M. Smith, C. Edwards, C. Hernandez-Gomez, and J. L. Collier, “Characterization of adhesive-free bonded crystalline Yb:YAG for high energy laser applications,” Opt. Mater. Express 7(2), 425 (2017).
[Crossref]

K. S. Chiang, “Dual effective-index method for the analysis of rectangular dielectric waveguides,” Appl. Opt. 25(13), 2169 (1986).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

K. S. Chiang, “Finite-Element Analysis of Optical Fibers with Iterative Treatment of the Infinite 2-D Space,” Opt. Quantum Electron. 17(6), 381–391 (1985).
[Crossref]

P. Wang, L. J. Cooper, J. K. Sahu, and W. A. Clarkson, “Efficient single-mode operation of a cladding-pumped ytterbium-doped helical-core fiber laser,” Opt. Lett. 31(2), 226–228 (2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

M. De Vido, D. Meissner, S. Meissner, K. Ertel, P. J. Phillips, P. D. Mason, S. Banerjee, T. J. Butcher, J. M. Smith, C. Edwards, C. Hernandez-Gomez, and J. L. Collier, “Characterization of adhesive-free bonded crystalline Yb:YAG for high energy laser applications,” Opt. Mater. Express 7(2), 425 (2017).
[Crossref]

P. Wang, L. J. Cooper, J. K. Sahu, and W. A. Clarkson, “Efficient single-mode operation of a cladding-pumped ytterbium-doped helical-core fiber laser,” Opt. Lett. 31(2), 226–228 (2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

J. W. Dawson, M. J. Messerly, J. E. Heebner, P. A. Pax, A. K. Sridharan, A. L. Bullington, R. J. Beach, C. W. Siders, C. P. Barty, and M. Dubinskii, “Power scaling analysis of fiber lasers and amplifiers based on nonsilica materials,” Proc. SPIE 7686, 768611 (2010).
[Crossref]

J. W. Dawson, M. J. Messerly, R. J. Beach, M. Y. Shverdin, E. A. Stappaerts, A. K. Sridharan, P. H. Pax, J. E. Heebner, C. W. Siders, and C. P. J. Barty, “Analysis of the scalability of diffraction-limited fiber lasers and amplifiers to high average power,” Opt. Express 16(17), 13240–13266 (2008).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

M. De Vido, D. Meissner, S. Meissner, K. Ertel, P. J. Phillips, P. D. Mason, S. Banerjee, T. J. Butcher, J. M. Smith, C. Edwards, C. Hernandez-Gomez, and J. L. Collier, “Characterization of adhesive-free bonded crystalline Yb:YAG for high energy laser applications,” Opt. Mater. Express 7(2), 425 (2017).
[Crossref]

J. W. Dawson, M. J. Messerly, J. E. Heebner, P. A. Pax, A. K. Sridharan, A. L. Bullington, R. J. Beach, C. W. Siders, C. P. Barty, and M. Dubinskii, “Power scaling analysis of fiber lasers and amplifiers based on nonsilica materials,” Proc. SPIE 7686, 768611 (2010).
[Crossref]

M. De Vido, D. Meissner, S. Meissner, K. Ertel, P. J. Phillips, P. D. Mason, S. Banerjee, T. J. Butcher, J. M. Smith, C. Edwards, C. Hernandez-Gomez, and J. L. Collier, “Characterization of adhesive-free bonded crystalline Yb:YAG for high energy laser applications,” Opt. Mater. Express 7(2), 425 (2017).
[Crossref]

M. De Vido, D. Meissner, S. Meissner, K. Ertel, P. J. Phillips, P. D. Mason, S. Banerjee, T. J. Butcher, J. M. Smith, C. Edwards, C. Hernandez-Gomez, and J. L. Collier, “Characterization of adhesive-free bonded crystalline Yb:YAG for high energy laser applications,” Opt. Mater. Express 7(2), 425 (2017).
[Crossref]

R. L. Aggarwal, D. J. Ripin, J. R. Ochoa, and T. Y. Fan, “Measurement of thermal–optics properties of Y3Al5O12, Lu3Al5O12, YAlO3, LiYF4, LiLuF4, BaY2F8, KGd(WO4)2, and KY(WO4)2 laser crystals in the 80-300K temperature range,” J. Appl. Phys. 98(10), 103514 (2005).
[Crossref]

J. M. Khosrofian and B. A. Garetz, “Measurement of a Gaussian laser beam diameter through the direct inversion of knife-edge data,” Appl. Opt. 22(21), 3406 (1983).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

L. Goldberg, J. P. Koplow, and D. A. V. Kliner, “Highly efficient 4-W Yb-doped fiber amplifier pumped by a broad-stripe laser diode,” Opt. Lett. 24(10), 673–675 (1999).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

S. Haidar, K. Miyamoto, and H. Ito, “Generation of tunable mid-IR (5.5-9.3 μm) from a 2-μm pumped ZnGeP2 optical parametric oscillator,” Opt. Commun. 241(1-3), 173–178 (2004).
[Crossref]

K. Hara, S. Matsumoto, T. Onda, W. Nagashima, and I. Shoji, “Efficient Ultraviolet Second-Harmonic Generation from a Walk-Off-Compensating β-BaB2O4 Device with a New Structure Fabricated by Room-Temperature Bonding,” Appl. Phys. Express 5(5), 052201 (2012).
[Crossref]

J. W. Dawson, M. J. Messerly, J. E. Heebner, P. A. Pax, A. K. Sridharan, A. L. Bullington, R. J. Beach, C. W. Siders, C. P. Barty, and M. Dubinskii, “Power scaling analysis of fiber lasers and amplifiers based on nonsilica materials,” Proc. SPIE 7686, 768611 (2010).
[Crossref]

J. W. Dawson, M. J. Messerly, R. J. Beach, M. Y. Shverdin, E. A. Stappaerts, A. K. Sridharan, P. H. Pax, J. E. Heebner, C. W. Siders, and C. P. J. Barty, “Analysis of the scalability of diffraction-limited fiber lasers and amplifiers to high average power,” Opt. Express 16(17), 13240–13266 (2008).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

M. De Vido, D. Meissner, S. Meissner, K. Ertel, P. J. Phillips, P. D. Mason, S. Banerjee, T. J. Butcher, J. M. Smith, C. Edwards, C. Hernandez-Gomez, and J. L. Collier, “Characterization of adhesive-free bonded crystalline Yb:YAG for high energy laser applications,” Opt. Mater. Express 7(2), 425 (2017).
[Crossref]

D. C. Brown and H. J. Hoffman, “Thermal, stress, and thermo-optic effects in high average power double-clad silica fiber lasers,” IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 37(2), 207–217 (2001).
[Crossref]

D. Li, P. Hong, M. Vedula, and H. E. Meissner, “Thermal conductivity investigation of adhesive-free bond laser components,” Proc. SPIE 10100, Optical Components and Materials, 1010011 (2017).

D. Li, P. Hong, S. K. Meissner, and H. E. Meissner, “Power scaling estimate of crystalline fiber waveguides with rare earth doped YAG cores,” Proc. SPIE 9744, Optical Components and Materials, 97441I (2016).

D. Li, P. Hong, S. K. Meissner, and H. E. Meissner, “Design of intrinsically single-mode double clad crystalline fiber waveguides for high power lasers,” Proc. SPIE 9744, Optical Components and Materials, 97441H (2016).

S. Haidar, K. Miyamoto, and H. Ito, “Generation of tunable mid-IR (5.5-9.3 μm) from a 2-μm pumped ZnGeP2 optical parametric oscillator,” Opt. Commun. 241(1-3), 173–178 (2004).
[Crossref]

Y. Kalisky and O. Kalisky, “The status of high-power lasers and their applications in the battlefield,” Opt. Eng. 49(9), 091003 (2010).
[Crossref]

Y. Kalisky and O. Kalisky, “The status of high-power lasers and their applications in the battlefield,” Opt. Eng. 49(9), 091003 (2010).
[Crossref]

J. M. Khosrofian and B. A. Garetz, “Measurement of a Gaussian laser beam diameter through the direct inversion of knife-edge data,” Appl. Opt. 22(21), 3406 (1983).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

L. Goldberg, J. P. Koplow, and D. A. V. Kliner, “Highly efficient 4-W Yb-doped fiber amplifier pumped by a broad-stripe laser diode,” Opt. Lett. 24(10), 673–675 (1999).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

J. J. Zondy, D. Kolker, C. Bonnin, and D. Lupinski, “Second-harmonic generation with monolithic walk-off-compensating periodica structures. II. Experiments,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 20(8), 1695 (2003).
[Crossref]

L. Goldberg, J. P. Koplow, and D. A. V. Kliner, “Highly efficient 4-W Yb-doped fiber amplifier pumped by a broad-stripe laser diode,” Opt. Lett. 24(10), 673–675 (1999).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

I. Kuznetsov, I. Mukhin, D. Silin, and O. Palashov, “Thermal conductivity measurements using phase-shifting interferometry,” Opt. Mater. Express 4(10), 2204 (2014).
[Crossref]

X. Mu, H. Meissner, and H.-C. Lee, “Optical parametric oscillations of 2 microm in multiple-layer bonded walk-off compensated KTP stacks,” Opt. Lett. 35(3), 387–389 (2010).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

H.-C. Lee, X. Mu, and H. E. Meissner, “Interferometric measurement of refractive index difference applied to composite waveguide lasers,” Proc. CLEO2011, AMB4, (2011).
[Crossref]

D. Li, P. Hong, M. Vedula, and H. E. Meissner, “Thermal conductivity investigation of adhesive-free bond laser components,” Proc. SPIE 10100, Optical Components and Materials, 1010011 (2017).

D. Li, P. Hong, S. K. Meissner, and H. E. Meissner, “Power scaling estimate of crystalline fiber waveguides with rare earth doped YAG cores,” Proc. SPIE 9744, Optical Components and Materials, 97441I (2016).

D. Li, P. Hong, S. K. Meissner, and H. E. Meissner, “Design of intrinsically single-mode double clad crystalline fiber waveguides for high power lasers,” Proc. SPIE 9744, Optical Components and Materials, 97441H (2016).

J. J. Zondy, D. Kolker, C. Bonnin, and D. Lupinski, “Second-harmonic generation with monolithic walk-off-compensating periodica structures. II. Experiments,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 20(8), 1695 (2003).
[Crossref]

M. De Vido, D. Meissner, S. Meissner, K. Ertel, P. J. Phillips, P. D. Mason, S. Banerjee, T. J. Butcher, J. M. Smith, C. Edwards, C. Hernandez-Gomez, and J. L. Collier, “Characterization of adhesive-free bonded crystalline Yb:YAG for high energy laser applications,” Opt. Mater. Express 7(2), 425 (2017).
[Crossref]

K. Hara, S. Matsumoto, T. Onda, W. Nagashima, and I. Shoji, “Efficient Ultraviolet Second-Harmonic Generation from a Walk-Off-Compensating β-BaB2O4 Device with a New Structure Fabricated by Room-Temperature Bonding,” Appl. Phys. Express 5(5), 052201 (2012).
[Crossref]

M. De Vido, D. Meissner, S. Meissner, K. Ertel, P. J. Phillips, P. D. Mason, S. Banerjee, T. J. Butcher, J. M. Smith, C. Edwards, C. Hernandez-Gomez, and J. L. Collier, “Characterization of adhesive-free bonded crystalline Yb:YAG for high energy laser applications,” Opt. Mater. Express 7(2), 425 (2017).
[Crossref]

X. Mu, S. Meissner, H. Meissner, and A. W. Yu, “High efficiency Yb:YAG crystalline fiber-waveguide lasers,” Opt. Lett. 39(21), 6331–6334 (2014).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

X. Mu, H. Meissner, and H.-C. Lee, “Optical parametric oscillations of 2 microm in multiple-layer bonded walk-off compensated KTP stacks,” Opt. Lett. 35(3), 387–389 (2010).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

D. Li, P. Hong, M. Vedula, and H. E. Meissner, “Thermal conductivity investigation of adhesive-free bond laser components,” Proc. SPIE 10100, Optical Components and Materials, 1010011 (2017).

D. Li, P. Hong, S. K. Meissner, and H. E. Meissner, “Power scaling estimate of crystalline fiber waveguides with rare earth doped YAG cores,” Proc. SPIE 9744, Optical Components and Materials, 97441I (2016).

D. Li, P. Hong, S. K. Meissner, and H. E. Meissner, “Design of intrinsically single-mode double clad crystalline fiber waveguides for high power lasers,” Proc. SPIE 9744, Optical Components and Materials, 97441H (2016).

H.-C. Lee, X. Mu, and H. E. Meissner, “Interferometric measurement of refractive index difference applied to composite waveguide lasers,” Proc. CLEO2011, AMB4, (2011).
[Crossref]

M. De Vido, D. Meissner, S. Meissner, K. Ertel, P. J. Phillips, P. D. Mason, S. Banerjee, T. J. Butcher, J. M. Smith, C. Edwards, C. Hernandez-Gomez, and J. L. Collier, “Characterization of adhesive-free bonded crystalline Yb:YAG for high energy laser applications,” Opt. Mater. Express 7(2), 425 (2017).
[Crossref]

X. Mu, S. Meissner, H. Meissner, and A. W. Yu, “High efficiency Yb:YAG crystalline fiber-waveguide lasers,” Opt. Lett. 39(21), 6331–6334 (2014).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

D. Li, P. Hong, S. K. Meissner, and H. E. Meissner, “Design of intrinsically single-mode double clad crystalline fiber waveguides for high power lasers,” Proc. SPIE 9744, Optical Components and Materials, 97441H (2016).

D. Li, P. Hong, S. K. Meissner, and H. E. Meissner, “Power scaling estimate of crystalline fiber waveguides with rare earth doped YAG cores,” Proc. SPIE 9744, Optical Components and Materials, 97441I (2016).

J. W. Dawson, M. J. Messerly, J. E. Heebner, P. A. Pax, A. K. Sridharan, A. L. Bullington, R. J. Beach, C. W. Siders, C. P. Barty, and M. Dubinskii, “Power scaling analysis of fiber lasers and amplifiers based on nonsilica materials,” Proc. SPIE 7686, 768611 (2010).
[Crossref]

J. W. Dawson, M. J. Messerly, R. J. Beach, M. Y. Shverdin, E. A. Stappaerts, A. K. Sridharan, P. H. Pax, J. E. Heebner, C. W. Siders, and C. P. J. Barty, “Analysis of the scalability of diffraction-limited fiber lasers and amplifiers to high average power,” Opt. Express 16(17), 13240–13266 (2008).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

S. Haidar, K. Miyamoto, and H. Ito, “Generation of tunable mid-IR (5.5-9.3 μm) from a 2-μm pumped ZnGeP2 optical parametric oscillator,” Opt. Commun. 241(1-3), 173–178 (2004).
[Crossref]

X. Mu, S. Meissner, H. Meissner, and A. W. Yu, “High efficiency Yb:YAG crystalline fiber-waveguide lasers,” Opt. Lett. 39(21), 6331–6334 (2014).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

X. Mu, H. Meissner, and H.-C. Lee, “Optical parametric oscillations of 2 microm in multiple-layer bonded walk-off compensated KTP stacks,” Opt. Lett. 35(3), 387–389 (2010).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

H.-C. Lee, X. Mu, and H. E. Meissner, “Interferometric measurement of refractive index difference applied to composite waveguide lasers,” Proc. CLEO2011, AMB4, (2011).
[Crossref]

I. Kuznetsov, I. Mukhin, D. Silin, and O. Palashov, “Thermal conductivity measurements using phase-shifting interferometry,” Opt. Mater. Express 4(10), 2204 (2014).
[Crossref]

K. Hara, S. Matsumoto, T. Onda, W. Nagashima, and I. Shoji, “Efficient Ultraviolet Second-Harmonic Generation from a Walk-Off-Compensating β-BaB2O4 Device with a New Structure Fabricated by Room-Temperature Bonding,” Appl. Phys. Express 5(5), 052201 (2012).
[Crossref]

R. L. Aggarwal, D. J. Ripin, J. R. Ochoa, and T. Y. Fan, “Measurement of thermal–optics properties of Y3Al5O12, Lu3Al5O12, YAlO3, LiYF4, LiLuF4, BaY2F8, KGd(WO4)2, and KY(WO4)2 laser crystals in the 80-300K temperature range,” J. Appl. Phys. 98(10), 103514 (2005).
[Crossref]

K. Hara, S. Matsumoto, T. Onda, W. Nagashima, and I. Shoji, “Efficient Ultraviolet Second-Harmonic Generation from a Walk-Off-Compensating β-BaB2O4 Device with a New Structure Fabricated by Room-Temperature Bonding,” Appl. Phys. Express 5(5), 052201 (2012).
[Crossref]

I. Kuznetsov, I. Mukhin, D. Silin, and O. Palashov, “Thermal conductivity measurements using phase-shifting interferometry,” Opt. Mater. Express 4(10), 2204 (2014).
[Crossref]

J. W. Dawson, M. J. Messerly, J. E. Heebner, P. A. Pax, A. K. Sridharan, A. L. Bullington, R. J. Beach, C. W. Siders, C. P. Barty, and M. Dubinskii, “Power scaling analysis of fiber lasers and amplifiers based on nonsilica materials,” Proc. SPIE 7686, 768611 (2010).
[Crossref]

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