Output Beam Propagation and Beam Quality from a Multimode Stable-Cavity Laser

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1993, Pages 1212-1217

  Siegman, Anthony E ^a   Townsend, Steven W ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b and Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAVITY RESONATORS; HIGH POWER LASERS; LASER BEAMS; LASER MODE LOCKING; LASER RESONATORS; LIGHT PROPAGATION; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC);

BEAM DIVERGENCE; BEAM PROPAGATION; STABLE-CAVITY LASERS;

CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS;

EID: 0027579527     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: 15581713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.214507     Document Type: Article

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