Three-mirror stable resonator for high power and single-mode lasers
Abstract
A stable, high Q, three-mirror resonator is proposed for the optimum output coupling and mode control of high-power moderate-gain lasers. Theoretical calculations on the beam intensity distributions, spot sizes, and stability conditions are given. Alignment tolerance for a limiting case is discussed. Experimental results with a high-power argon-ion plasma tube and a three-mirror stable resonator agree with the theory.
- Publication:
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Applied Optics
- Pub Date:
- June 1975
- DOI:
- 10.1364/AO.14.001285
- Bibcode:
- 1975ApOpt..14.1285W
- Keywords:
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- Argon Lasers;
- Laser Modes;
- Laser Outputs;
- Mirrors;
- Optical Resonators;
- Systems Stability;
- Argon Plasma;
- Cavity Resonators;
- Optical Coupling;
- Optical Reflection;
- Power Gain;
- Radiation Distribution;
- Signal Stabilization;
- Lasers and Masers;
- MIRRORS;
- RESONATORS