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We report on progress made in the modeling of thermal effects in zig-zag slab geometry solid state lasers. A numerical model has been completed and verified. An analytic model exists which is adequate in many simple cases. These models predict that a laser using a slab of square cross-section could have low thermal focusing and birefringence.
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Kane, T.J., Byer, R.L. (1985). Modeling Studies and Experimental Performance of Slab Geometry Lasers. In: Byer, R.L., Gustafson, E.K., Trebino, R. (eds) Tunable Solid State Lasers for Remote Sensing. Springer Series in Optical Sciences, vol 51. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-39765-6_25
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