• DocumentCode
    2893224
  • Title

    Stable selection of very high transverse modes in passive Q-switched lasers

  • Author

    Ishaaya, A.A. ; Davidson, N. ; Friesem, A.A. ; Pe´er, I. ; Galun, E. ; Sirota, M. ; Luria, E. ; Krupkin, V. ; Shoshan, I.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys. of Complex Syst., Weizmann Inst. of Sci., Israel
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    12-17 June 2005
  • Firstpage
    16
  • Abstract
    Very high-order transverse mode selection using intra-cavity phase elements in passive Q-switched Nd:YAG and Er:glass lasers is reported. Stable operation of pure high-order modes is achieved (TEM44), resulting in considerable increase of output powers.
  • Keywords
    Q-switching; erbium; laser cavity resonators; laser modes; laser stability; neodymium; optical glass; solid lasers; Er:glass laser; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; high-transverse mode selection; intra-cavity phase elements; laser stability; passive Q-switched Nd:YAG laser; passive Q-switched lasers; Apertures; Lamps; Laser beams; Laser modes; Laser stability; Lasers and electrooptics; Optical pulses; Plastic films; Power generation; Power lasers;
  • 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.2005.1567805
  • Filename
    1567805
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2893224