Title :
Stable selection of very high transverse modes in passive Q-switched lasers
Author :
Ishaaya, A.A. ; Davidson, N. ; Friesem, A.A. ; Pe´er, I. ; Galun, E. ; Sirota, M. ; Luria, E. ; Krupkin, V. ; Shoshan, I.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. of Complex Syst., Weizmann Inst. of Sci., Israel
Abstract :
Very high-order transverse mode selection using intra-cavity phase elements in passive Q-switched Nd:YAG and Er:glass lasers is reported. Stable operation of pure high-order modes is achieved (TEM44), resulting in considerable increase of output powers.
Keywords :
Q-switching; erbium; laser cavity resonators; laser modes; laser stability; neodymium; optical glass; solid lasers; Er:glass laser; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; high-transverse mode selection; intra-cavity phase elements; laser stability; passive Q-switched Nd:YAG laser; passive Q-switched lasers; Apertures; Lamps; Laser beams; Laser modes; Laser stability; Lasers and electrooptics; Optical pulses; Plastic films; Power generation; Power lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005. CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8974-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1567805