ANALYSIS OF TEM(OO) LASER-BEAM QUALITY DEGRADATION CAUSED BY A BIREFRINGENT ND-YAG ROD

被引:37
作者
LU, QT
DONG, SL
WEBER, H
机构
[1] Festkörper-Laser-Institut Berlin GmbH, Berlin, D-10623
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10.1007/BF00567553
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
The effects produced by a birefringent rod on the beam quality factor, M(r)(2), of a Gaussian TEM(00) laser beam are studied. Analytical expressions for the beam parameters at the output plane of a rod amplifier are derived. The theory predicts that the beam quality degrades rapidly with the heat power dissipated in the rod.
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