Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE · 1994 · 13 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesPhysicsOpticsOptoelectronicsPhotonicsLaser OpticsLaser PhysicsOptical ResonatorsCavity DesignLaser Beam QualityLaser ResonatorsLaser StabilityLasersResonator CharacterizationSensitivity
A resonator with a `cat-eye' mirror (CEM) has been experimentally studied. The laser beam output characteristics are considered against the corresponding beam properties in a standard stable resonator. The prospects of the CEM resonators use in technological lasers are shown.