• DocumentCode
    3155703
  • Title

    Self-adaptive laser resonators with wave mixing in gain media

  • Author

    Damzen, M.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Blackett Lab., Imperial Coll., London, UK
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    22-27 June 2003
  • Firstpage
    312
  • Abstract
    This paper will overview the key theoretical concepts and experimental results in lamp-pumped and diode-pumped solid-state lasers based on adaptive laser resonators with wave-mixing in the gain medium. We describe the key results of injected and self-starting resonators. In particular, we will describe our own developments towards >100 W of diode-pumped solid-state laser power with near diffraction-limited beam quality and single-longitudinal mode based on adaptive resonators.
  • Keywords
    diodes; lamps; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; laser modes; multiwave mixing; self-adjusting systems; solid lasers; 100 W; diode-pumped solid-state lasers; gain medium; injected resonator; lamp-pumped solid-state laser; near diffraction-limited beam quality; self-adaptive laser resonators; self-starting resonators; single-longitudinal mode; wave mixing; Laser beams; Laser modes; Laser noise; Laser theory; Optical distortion; Optical feedback; Optical modulation; Optical resonators; Pump lasers; Solid lasers;
  • 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.2003.1312373
  • Filename
    1312373