• DocumentCode
    3150502
  • Title

    Novel, compact 3-mirror KLM laser

  • Author

    Grace, E.J. ; New, G.H.C.

  • Author_Institution
    Blackett Lab., Imperial Coll. of Sci., Technol. & Med., London, UK
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    22-27 June 2003
  • Firstpage
    54
  • Abstract
    A novel 3-mirror KLM laser design is proposed combining practical constraints with greater sensitivity to nonlinearity than existing designs. The cavity is analysed with a new nonlinear ABCD matrix and simple construction criteria proposed.
  • Keywords
    laser cavity resonators; laser mirrors; matrix algebra; optical Kerr effect; optical design techniques; sensitivity; 3-mirror KLM laser design; nonlinear ABCD matrix; practical constraints; sensitivity; Biomedical optical imaging; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser theory; Mirrors; Nonlinear optics; Optical design; Pump lasers; Structural beams;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2003. CLEO/Europe. 2003 Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7734-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEOE.2003.1312116
  • Filename
    1312116