Title :
Short-wavelength capillary lasers with tunable spatial coherence
Author :
Kukhlevsky, Sergei V. ; Kozma, Laszlo
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Janus Pannonius Univ., Pecs, Hungary
fDate :
9/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We present a method to continuously tune the degree of spatial coherence of a short-wavelength laser. The method is based on the optical properties of the hollow-waveguide Fabry-Perot resonators with external mirrors. The potential of the technique is demonstrated experimentally on a capillary nitrogen laser (λ=337.1 nm). The results of the work can be used for the construction of short-wavelength lasers with tunable spatial coherence
Keywords :
Fabry-Perot resonators; X-ray lasers; excimer lasers; laser cavity resonators; laser theory; laser transitions; laser tuning; light coherence; nitrogen; waveguide lasers; 337.1 nm; N2; capillary N2 laser; continuous tuning; external mirrors; hollow-waveguide Fabry-Perot resonators; optical properties; short-wavelength capillary lasers; tunable spatial coherence; Laser feedback; Laser modes; Laser theory; Laser tuning; Optical resonators; Optical waveguides; Spatial coherence; Tunable circuits and devices; Waveguide lasers; X-ray lasers;
Journal_Title :
Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/2944.473681
