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Title: Whispering-gallery mirrors for short-wavelength laser cavities: Shapes and tolerances

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OSTI ID:10176873

The whispering-gallery mirrors desired for use in short-wavelength laser cavities are seen to be highly aspheric and very different from the shapes encountered in conventional optics. Fabrication tolerance are established by examining the effects of various surface imperfections. The mirrors are found to be relatively insensitive to figures errors. The requirements on surface finish are shown to be fairly strict, though less severe than with normal-incidence optics.

Research Organization:
Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge, MA (United States). Research Lab. of Electronics
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
FG02-89ER14012
OSTI ID:
10176873
Report Number(s):
CONF-9107115-78; ON: DE92040667
Resource Relation:
Conference: Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) meeting,San Diego, CA (United States),21-26 Jul 1991; Other Information: PBD: [1991]
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English