SOLID-STATE LASER UNSTABLE RESONATORS WITH TAPERED REFLECTIVITY MIRRORS - THE SUPER-GAUSSIAN APPROACH

被引:117
作者
DESILVESTRI, S [1 ]
LAPORTA, P [1 ]
MAGNI, V [1 ]
SVELTO, O [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV ROMA TOR VERGATA 2, DIPERTIMENTO INGN ELETTRON, I-00173 ROME, ITALY
关键词
MIRRORS; -; RESONATORS;
D O I
10.1109/3.240
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
A general procedure for treating solid-state laser unstable resonators with tapered reflectivity mirrors within the framework of geometrical optics is presented. A suitable choice of the analytical form of the reflectivity profile, which can simulate many experimental devices, makes possible the derivation of simple design equations for the resonator parameters. Experiments performed with a pulsed Nd:YAG laser containing a variable-reflectivity output coupler, implemented with vacuum evaporation techniques, are discussed.
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页码:1172 / 1177
页数:6
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