Helicoid modal analysis of laser oscillators with spherical aberration

被引：8

作者：

Kennedy, C ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Cutting Edge Optron Inc, St Charles, MO 63301 USA

来源：

APPLIED OPTICS | 2002年 / 41卷 / 33期

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D O I：

10.1364/AO.41.006991

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

A technique for the modal decomposition of laser beams allows an analysis of laser oscillators perturbed by rod spherical aberration. Beam quality can be degraded or improved, depending on whether the beam scale increases or decreases with lens power. Efficient power extraction is problematic, however. (C) 2002 Optical Society of America.

引用

页码：6991 / 6999

页数：9

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