• DocumentCode
    1141015
  • 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
  • Volume
    7
  • Issue
    12
  • fYear
    1971
  • fDate
    12/1/1971 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    581
  • Lastpage
    583
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1971.1076584
  • Filename
    1076584