Title :
Saturation-induced phase distortion in laser amplifiers
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Supply, Defence Standards Labs., Melbourne, Australia
fDate :
11/1/1969 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The effect of refractive index changes, caused by nonuniform saturation of the laser medium, on the wavefront of a beam propagating through a laser amplifier is considered. A number of examples of wavefront distortion are included. The effect of saturation-induced phase distortions on beam divergence and frequency modulation is discussed.
Keywords :
Diffraction; Frequency modulation; High power amplifiers; Laser beams; Laser noise; Laser transitions; Optical propagation; Optical refraction; Phase distortion; Refractive index;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1969.1075693
