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Optical resonators; Proceedings of the Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, Jan. 16-18, 1990

Conference ·
OSTI ID:5726699
New developments in laser resonators are reviewed, along with the oscillator performance for electric lasers and an optical history of the high-energy gas dynamic laser. In the area of resonator physics, the properties of unstable resonators with a nonreflecting central zone are discussed, as well as astigmatism effects in a CO(2) unstable ring resonator, the mode properties and characteristics of negative branch unstable ring resonators, and the geometric modes of an unstable ring resonator with 90-deg beam rotation. Laser-device coupling techniques and coupled unstable resonators are reviewed, and device-coupling research is covered. Emphasis is placed on such novel resonators as self-imaging laser resonators using the Talbot effect and Herriott-cell resonators for large gas discharge lasers. Annular resonators and resonators for FELs and other lasers are discussed, and modeling research is considered.
OSTI ID:
5726699
Report Number(s):
CONF-900140--
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English