Title :
Whispering-gallery CO2laser
Author :
Marhic, Michel E. ; Kwan, Larry I. ; Epstein, Max
Author_Institution :
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
fDate :
6/1/1979 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The design and operation of a CW CO2laser based on the whispering-gallery principle is reported. The optical cavity consists of a portion of the equatorial region of a torus terminated by two flat mirrors. In agreement with theoretical expectations, the output beam is found to be TE polarized, and to consist of low-order Airy-Hermite-Gaussian modes.
Keywords :
CW lasers; Carbon dioxide lasers; Laser beams; Laser modes; Laser theory; Mirrors; Optical design; Optical polarization; Optical propagation; Optical waveguides; Tellurium; Waveguide lasers;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1979.1070032
