Title :
Imposing a Gaussian distribution in multichannel laser resonators
Author :
Eckhouse, Vardit ; Ishaaya, Amiel A. ; Shimshi, Liran ; Davidson, Nir ; Friesem, Asher A.
Author_Institution :
Weizmann Inst. of Sci., Rehovot, Israel
fDate :
5/1/2005 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Intracavity coherent addition of several laser channel distributions where one is a Gaussian distribution and the others are multimode distributions is investigated. It is shown experimentally that the Gaussian distribution is inherently imposed on all the channels. A model for analyzing coherent addition of two or four beams is developed and used to support the experimental results.
Keywords :
Gaussian distribution; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; Gaussian distribution; intracavity coherent addition; laser channel distributions; multichannel laser resonators; multimode distributions; Gaussian distribution; Laser beams; Laser mode locking; Laser modes; Laser theory; Mirrors; Optical coupling; Optical reflection; Power generation; Power lasers; Coherent addition; laser arrays; lasers;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.2005.845920
