Beam propagation analysis in unstable laser resonators (ULR): low to high magnificaiton

Saiedeh Saghafi; Michael J. Withford; James A. Piper

doi:10.1117/12.523670

19 November 2003 Beam propagation analysis in unstable laser resonators (ULR): low to high magnification

Saiedeh Saghafi, Michael J. Withford, James A. Piper

Proceedings Volume 4829, 19th Congress of the International Commission for Optics: Optics for the Quality of Life; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.523670
Event: 19th Congress of the International Commission for Optics: Optics for the Quality of Life, 2002, Florence, Italy

Abstract

Lasers employing unstable resonators usually produce a doughnut-shaped intensity distribution in the near-field. In this paper, we present the application of a new model in characterizing the output beams of unstable laser resonators (ULR) of different magnification (M=80, 200, and 400). As an experimental example, the output beam of Copper Vapor Laser (CVL) is characterized using this model.

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Saiedeh Saghafi, Michael J. Withford, and James A. Piper "Beam propagation analysis in unstable laser resonators (ULR): low to high magnification", Proc. SPIE 4829, 19th Congress of the International Commission for Optics: Optics for the Quality of Life, (19 November 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.523670

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