Title :
Mutual injection locking of solid-state lasers
Author :
Kurtz, RM ; Pradham, R.D. ; Aye, T.M. ; Savant, G.D. ; Jannson, T.P. ; DeShazer, L.G.
Author_Institution :
Electro-Optics & Holography Div., Phys. Opt. Corp., Torrance, CA, USA
Abstract :
Mutual injection locking of solid-state lasers provides significant improvements over traditional, single-direction injection locking. While both methods reduce lasing threshold and improve beam quality, mutual injection locking overcomes the traditional method´s limits.
Keywords :
laser beams; laser cavity resonators; solid lasers; beam quality; lasing threshold; mutual injection locking; solid-state lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
