Dr. George A. Thompson Profile

Dr. George A. Thompson

at Institute for Defense Analyses

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Proceedings Article | 13 August 1993 Paper

Temperature profiles in solid state lasers with variable thermal conductivity and heat deposition

George Thompson, Aldo Steinfeld

Proceedings Volume 1971, (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.150997

KEYWORDS: Rod lasers, Solid state lasers, Nd:YAG lasers, Thermal effects, Optical engineering, Resonators, Optical pumping, Absorption, Laser development, Optical properties

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Proceedings Article | 13 August 1993 Paper

Compound parabolical concentrator as pumping device for solid state solar lasers

Vladimir Krupkin, G. Thompson, Amnon Yogev, Moshe Oron

Proceedings Volume 1971, (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.151003

KEYWORDS: Compound parabolic concentrators, Solar concentrators, Telescopes, Mirrors, Solar energy, Chemical elements, Solid state lasers, Absorption, Optical engineering, Quartz

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 December 1992

Solar-pumped Nd:Cr:GSGG parallel array laser

George Thompson, Vladimir Krupkin, Amnon Yogev, Moshe Oron

OE, Vol. 31, Issue 12, (December 1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/12.60023

KEYWORDS: Resonators, Laser resonators, Mirrors, Rod lasers, Solid state lasers, Continuous wave operation, Compound parabolic concentrators, Solar concentrators, Optical design, Thermal effects

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 November 1992

Effects of coolant temperature and pump power on the power output of solar-pumped solid state lasers

George Thompson, Amnon Yogev, A. Reich, Moshe Oron

OE, Vol. 31, Issue 11, (November 1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/12.59953

KEYWORDS: Nd:YAG lasers, Temperature metrology, Chromium, Solid state lasers, Absorption, Laser crystals, Crystals, Neodymium, Resonators, Laser applications

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 May 1992

Influence of operating temperature on the power, divergence, and stress-induced birefringence in solar-pumped solid state lasers

Uwe Brauch, J. Muckenschnabel, George Thompson, Hana Bernstein, Amnon Yogev, A. Reich, Moshe Oron

OE, Vol. 31, Issue 05, (May 1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/12.56152

KEYWORDS: Nd:YAG lasers, Birefringence, Crystals, Laser crystals, YAG lasers, Temperature metrology, Rod lasers, Resonators, Solid state lasers, Absorption

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