EFFICIENCY AND MODE-DISCRIMINATION OF A LINEAR-ARRAY OF SQUARE CO2 WAVE-GUIDE LASERS PHASE-COUPLED BY AN INTRACAVITY SPATIAL FILTER

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作者
LEGALL, J
BOURDET, GL
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[1] Laboratoire d'Optique Appliquee, Ecole Nationale Superieure de Techniques Avancees, Ecole Polytecbnique, Centre de I'Yvette
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10.1109/3.299469
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
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In this paper, we present a theoretical analysis of a linear array of square waveguide CO2 lasers phase-coupled with an intracavity spatial filter. Using a Rigrod-like method, we calculate the efficiency of the device and analyze its capability to discriminate between the fundamental mode and the transverse modes of both the array and the individual square waveguide.
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