Cylindrical laser resonator

Patent · Tue Feb 24 00:00:00 EST 1976

OSTI ID:862470

Casperson, Lee W ^[1]

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1. Los Angeles, CA

The properties of an improved class of lasers is presented. In one configuration of these lasers the radiation propagates radially within the amplifying medium, resulting in high fields and symmetric illumination at the resonator axis. Thus there is a strong focusing of energy at the axis of the resonator. In a second configuration the radiation propagates back and forth in a tubular region of space.

• Assignee: United States of America as represented by United States Energy (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): US 3940711
• Application Number: 05/453,603
• OSTI ID: 862470
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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