Diffractive resonators for solid-state lasers

Summary form only given. Diffractive optics has been shown to be capable of producing high quality solid state laser mirrors and lenses with arbitrary surface figures. In the present experiment, we show that using a curved output mirror has several advantages. First, the cavity can be shortened subs...

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Published inLEOS '95. IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society 1995 Annual Meeting. 8th Annual Meeting. Conference Proceedings Vol. 2; pp. 184 - 185 vol.2
Main Author Leger, J.R.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 1995
Subjects
Laser beams
Laser modes
Lenses
Mirrors
Optical design
Optical diffraction
Optical pumping
Optical resonators
Optical sensors
Solid lasers
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Summary:Summary form only given. Diffractive optics has been shown to be capable of producing high quality solid state laser mirrors and lenses with arbitrary surface figures. In the present experiment, we show that using a curved output mirror has several advantages. First, the cavity can be shortened substantially while still maintaining good discrimination against higher-order modes. Second, the total phase excursion can often be contained within 2 /spl Pi/ radians, eliminating the phase discontinuity present in a diffractive structure.
ISBN:9780780324503
0780324501
DOI:10.1109/LEOS.1995.484657