Abstract
The oscillating mode in cw microchip lasers is a thermally guided mode. In Nd:YAG microchip lasers the diameter of the oscillating mode is typically much larger than the pump diameter, resulting in a low-divergence, TEM00 beam which is insensitive to the transverse quality of the pump beam.
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