Title :
Performance of an unstable oscillator on a 30-kW CW gas dynamic laser
Author :
Locke, E.V. ; Hella, R. ; Westra, L.
Author_Institution :
Avco Everett Research Laboratory, Everett, MA, USA
fDate :
12/1/1971 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Mode-control experiments at a 30-kW CW power level with an unstable resonator at a high Fresnel number were performed on a gas dynamic laser. Near- and far-field intensity distributions were obtained that are consistent with theoretical values for an approximately twice diffraction-limited beam. Under these conditions, the output power was more than half of the maximum multi-mode power.
Keywords :
Biomedical optical imaging; Electrodes; Electrooptic modulators; Gas lasers; Laser theory; Optical microscopy; Optical resonators; Optimized production technology; Oscillators; Power lasers;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1971.1076584
