Face pumped rectangular slab laser apparatus having an improved optical resonator cavity

Patent · Tue Dec 17 00:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:5847980

Chun, M K

The invention deals with a face pumped slab laser in which the slab is of a rectangular configuration, favoring use of an optical resonator cavity capable of producing a rectangular beam of good quality within the cavity. The novel optical resonator cavity, which produces this rectangular beam, is stable on one axis corresponding to the smaller beam dimension and unstable on an axis orthogonal to the first axis corresponding to the larger beam dimension. The result is both high efficiency, excellent power and a good quality output beam is produced.

• Assignee: General Electric Co.
• Patent Number(s): US 4559627
• OSTI ID: 5847980
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 18 Jun 1984; Other Information: PAT-APPL-621676
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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42 ENGINEERING
NEODYMIUM LASERS
CAVITY RESONATORS
DESIGN
OPTICAL PUMPING
BEAM OPTICS
BEAM PROFILES
EFFICIENCY
LASER CAVITIES
LASER MIRRORS
POCKELS CELL
RECTANGULAR CONFIGURATION
SLABS
CONFIGURATION
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
LASERS
MIRRORS
PUMPING
RESONATORS
SOLID STATE LASERS
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