• DocumentCode
    1055406
  • Title

    Experiments on improved unstable mode profiles by aperture shaping

  • Author

    Maunders, E.A. ; McAllister, G.L. ; Steier, W.H.

  • Author_Institution
    Northrop Research and Technology Center, Hawthorne, CA, USA
  • Volume
    10
  • Issue
    10
  • fYear
    1974
  • fDate
    10/1/1974 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    821
  • Lastpage
    822
  • Abstract
    A 3.5-μm He-Xe laser has been used to experimentally observe improvements in mode intensity profiles by shaping the cavity aperture. Significant improvements over circular apertures were achieved with elliptical and serrated mirror shapes.
  • Keywords
    Apertures; Diffraction; Electric breakdown; Fresnel reflection; Laser beams; Laser modes; Lenses; Mirrors; Monitoring; Shape;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1974.1068100
  • Filename
    1068100