PUMP BEAM PROPAGATION IN CIRCULAR WAVE-GUIDES OF OPTICALLY PUMPED FAR-INFRARED LASERS

被引:8
作者
HARTH, A
机构
[1] Lehrstuhl für Hochfrequenztechnik, Erlangen, 8520
来源
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFRARED AND MILLIMETER WAVES | 1991年 / 12卷 / 03期
关键词
CYLINDRICAL WAVE-GUIDES; GAUSSIAN BEAM; NONLINEAR ABSORPTION; INTERFERENCE;
D O I
10.1007/BF01010297
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
A theory is presented describing the infrared pump beam propagation in circular waveguides of OPFIRLs. Based upon a ray representation of the Gaussian beam, the overall transport of pump power into the gas by nonlinear absorption and into the wall of the waveguide by partial reflections can be balanced. The theory was used to study the typical pumping conditions in OPFIRL and the main results are presented.
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页码:221 / 237
页数:17
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