Title :
Three-mirror resonator with aspheric feedback mirror for laser mode selection and mode shaping
Author :
Yang, Zhaohui ; Leger, James
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Minnesota Univ., USA
Abstract :
A novel three-mirror laser resonator with custom-designed aspheric feedback mirror is reported. Strong modal selection and mode-shaping is predicted by numerical simulation and observed experimentally in a Nd:YVO/sub 4/ laser.
Keywords :
aspherical optics; laser cavity resonators; laser feedback; laser mirrors; laser modes; neodymium; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; Nd:YVO/sub 4/ laser; YVO/sub 4/:Nd; aspheric feedback mirror; laser mode selection; laser mode shaping; numerical simulation; three-mirror resonator; Apertures; Diffraction; Laser feedback; Laser modes; Mirrors; Optical feedback; Optical resonators; Reflectivity; Semiconductor laser arrays; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-748-2
