Output coupler design of unstable cavities for excimer lasers

Applied Optics

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1143-1148

  Giuri, C ^a   Perrone, M R ^a   Piccinno, V ^b  

^a INFM   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Unstable cavities; Variable reflectivity output couplers

Indexed keywords

COATINGS; COHERENT LIGHT; FOCUSING; LASER BEAMS; LASER RESONATORS; LIGHT REFLECTION; MIRRORS; PERFORMANCE; VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT; WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS;

ENERGY EXTRACTION EFFICIENCY; HARD EDGE MIRROR; OUTPUT COUPLERS; PHASE UNIFYING MIRROR; SUPER GAUSSIAN MIRROR; UNSTABLE RESONATORS;

EXCIMER LASERS;

EID: 0031075197     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.36.001143     Document Type: Article

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