Optics Letters · 1994 · 49 citations · 7 references
Unique Laser ResonatorPhotonicsYag Laser CavityInternal Phase GratingEngineeringOptical PumpingPhysicsYag Laser ResonatorOptical PropertiesWave OpticInternal Phase GratingsApplied PhysicsLaser ApplicationsHigh Modal DiscriminationOptical SystemsHigh-power LasersFiber LaserElectro-optics Device
A unique laser resonator containing an internal phase grating and a diffractive mode-selecting mirror provides high modal discrimination in a Nd:YAG laser cavity. Single-spatial-mode lasers with high Fresnel numbers are possible, with negligible loss to the fundamental mode.
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