Title :
Suppression of transverse modes of a CW CO2laser by cavity length control
Author_Institution :
Institute fur Plasmaforchung der Universität, Pfaffenwaldring 31, 7000 Stuttgart 80, Germany
fDate :
1/1/1977 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The described technique of transverse mode control makes use of the small transition linewidths of the CW CO2laser. The laser medium itself is used for spectral discrimination. The method was tested and found to be superior to the usual technique of using an intracavity iris.
Keywords :
Diffraction; Frequency; Iris; Laser modes; Laser transitions; Lasers and electrooptics; Optical control; Optical mixing; Optical modulation; Power generation;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1977.1069219
