Title :
Unstable ring resonator with an intracavity prism beam expander
Author_Institution :
Mission Research Corporation, Albuquerque, NM, USA
fDate :
2/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A type of unstable ring resonator that includes a prism beam expander is proposed. Neither lenses nor curved mirrors are used, and transverse mode discrimination is achieved, despite the one-dimensional beam expansion, by configuring the cavity mirrors to cause 90° image rotation during a round-trip pass. The output beam has a filled-in rectangular cross section, and the cross section of the resonator mode is also rectangular.
Keywords :
Laser resonators; Diffraction gratings; Feedback; Laser beams; Laser modes; Lenses; Mirrors; Optical resonators; Optical ring resonators; Ring lasers; Strips;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1987.1073316
