Beam deflection and isolation in laser amplifiers
Abstract
A new beam deflection and collimation technique is described which utilizes transverse gain variations in laser amplifiers. This method may be used to achieve beam mixing or optical isolation between the stages of an amplifier chain. Results with a CO 2 amplifier are decribed.
- Publication:
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Optics Communications
- Pub Date:
- December 1974
- DOI:
- 10.1016/0030-4018(74)90117-5
- Bibcode:
- 1974OptCo..12..349C
- Keywords:
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- Carbon Dioxide Lasers;
- Laser Outputs;
- Light Amplifiers;
- Light Beams;
- Tea Lasers;
- Amplitude Distribution Analysis;
- Collimation;
- Deflection;
- Electromagnetic Interactions;
- Exponential Functions;
- Infrared Lasers;
- Power Gain;
- Propagation Modes;
- Lasers and Masers