• DocumentCode
    1073543
  • Title

    A tilted mirror unstable resonator laser cavity

  • Author

    Kurnit, N.A.

  • Author_Institution
    University of California, Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM
  • Volume
    14
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1978
  • fDate
    2/1/1978 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    103
  • Lastpage
    107
  • Abstract
    A simple unstable resonator cavity using flat optics which provides a nonannular low-divergence output beam from a large mode volume is described. The resonator uses as output the "spillover" from a walkoff mode established between a pair of tilted flat mirrors; this also allows continuous adjustability of the output coupling. An extra pass of this spillover output through the gain medium helps to provide a saturated output. Results obtained using this resonator on a CO2oscillator are described.
  • Keywords
    Diffraction; Laser beams; Laser modes; Mirrors; Optical coupling; Optical mixing; Optical resonators; Optical saturation; Oscillators;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1978.1069750
  • Filename
    1069750
    • Link To Document
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