Solid-state laser unstable resonators with tapered reflectivity mirrors: The super-gaussian approach

Journal Article · Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1988 · IEEE J. Quant. Electron.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/3.240· OSTI ID:6832060

Di Silvestri, S; Laporta, P; Magni, V; Svelto, O

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.

• Research Organization: Centro di Elettronica Quantistica e Strumentazione Elettronica del C.N.R., Istituto di Fisica del Politecnico, 20133 Milan (IT)
• OSTI ID: 6832060
• Journal Information: IEEE J. Quant. Electron.; (United States), Journal Name: IEEE J. Quant. Electron.; (United States) Vol. 24:6; ISSN IEJQA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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42 ENGINEERING
420300* -- Engineering-- Lasers-- (-1989)
BENCH-SCALE EXPERIMENTS
CAVITY RESONATORS
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
EVAPORATION
GAUSSIAN PROCESSES
LASER MIRRORS
LASERS
MIRRORS
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
OPTICS
PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
PULSES
REFLECTIVITY
RESONATORS
SOLID STATE LASERS
SURFACE PROPERTIES
VACUUM EVAPORATION