DocumentCode
2893957
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
fYear
2005
fDate
12-17 June 2005
Firstpage
60
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005. CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on
Print_ISBN
0-7803-8974-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1567849
Filename
1567849
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