THE GAUSSIAN MODE IN OPTICAL RESONATORS WITH A RADIAL GAIN PROFILE
- 15 May 1968
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 12 (10) , 355-357
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1651851
Abstract
The dependence of the parameters of the Gaussian mode in laser resonators on the properties of the medium in the cavity is studied. Experimental verification of the theoretical results is presented. It is found that the modes in a high‐gain laser may differ widely from the usual free space resonator results. Also, resonator configurations which in free space are unstable may, with a suitable medium, support low‐loss Gaussian modes.Keywords
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