DocumentCode :
1109870
Title :
Waveguide laser resonators with a tilted mirror
Author :
Hill, Christopher A. ; Hall, Denis R.
Author_Institution :
Royal Signals and radar establishment, Malvern, england
Volume :
22
Issue :
7
fYear :
1986
fDate :
7/1/1986 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
1078
Lastpage :
1087
Abstract :
We present a multimode theory of square-bore waveguide laser resonators with one well-aligned and one tilted plane mirror. Our theoretical results for mode content, resonator loss, and power output agree reasonably well with experimental results from an RF-excited CO2 laser with a 
mm Al/Al2 O3 waveguide. The mode propagation coefficients of this structure are discussed. We model a diffraction grating as a plane mirror with a wavelength-dependent tilt, and conclude that previous single-mode theory has underestimated the severity of the line-hopping constraint on tunable waveguide CO2 laser performance.
mm Al/AlKeywords :
Carbon dioxide lasers; Laser resonators; Laser tuning; Waveguide lasers; Constraint theory; Diffraction gratings; Laser modes; Laser theory; Mirrors; Optical propagation; Planar waveguides; Power lasers; Waveguide lasers; Waveguide theory;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9197
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1986.1073078
Filename :
1073078
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