• DocumentCode
    1069218
  • Title

    Design criteria for FIR waveguide laser cavities

  • Author

    Koepf, G.A. ; McAvoy, Nelson

  • Author_Institution
    NASA, Greenbelt, MD, USA
  • Volume
    13
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1977
  • fDate
    6/1/1977 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    418
  • Lastpage
    421
  • Abstract
    The geometrical design parameters of coherently pumped far infrared waveguide laser cavities are analyzed with respect to minimization of pump power losses. The advantages of highly degenerate cavities and off axis displacement of the injection hole are outlined. Relations between the cavity parameters are given which simplify the design of cavities with high pumping efficiency.
  • Keywords
    Electromagnetic wave absorption; Finite impulse response filter; Laser excitation; Mirrors; Optical design; Optical pumping; Optical resonators; Optical waveguides; Pump lasers; Waveguide lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1977.1069355
  • Filename
    1069355