Department of Physics2024-11-0919971557-5246-88N/AN/Ahttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14288/13168Theory of cw thermal loading in saturable absorbers with temperature-dependent lifetime is presented. Excellent agreement with experimental data is obtained with use of chromium-doped YAG saturable absorbers.ChemistryPhysicsExperimental and numerical investigation of thermal effects in end-pumped Cr/sup 4+/: forsterite lasers near room temperatureConference proceedinghttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85051816897andpartnerID=40andmd5=305cd2cc755bf7cce10f07708ed38309N/A7525