Title :
Novel laser resonator configurations for achieving high power and brightness
Author :
Eckhouse, V. ; Ishaaya, A.A. ; Shimshi, L. ; Davidson, N. ; Friesem, A.A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. of Complex Syst., Weizmann Inst. of Sci., Israel
Abstract :
We demonstrated our approach with a multimode Nd:YAG laser in which two interferometric combiners are inserted. The interferometric combiners split the multimode distribution into four equal parts, each of a Gaussian distribution, which are then recombined. We also developed a theoretical model for determining the output modal distribution for different laser configurations in which intra-cavity interferometric combiners are inserted.
Keywords :
laser beams; laser cavity resonators; laser modes; neodymium; solid lasers; Gaussian distribution; intracavity interferometric combiner; laser resonator configuration; multimode Nd:YAG laser; multimode distribution; output modal distribution; Brightness; Gaussian distribution; Laser beams; Laser modes; Laser theory; Mirrors; Optical reflection; Power lasers; Solid modeling; Thermal lensing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005. CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8974-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1567849
