External design freedom for optimization of resonator originated beam shaping

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1105-1109

  Zeitner, Uwe D ^a   Wyrowski, Frank ^a   Zellmer, Holger ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED OPTICS AND PRECISION ENGINEERING   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CAVITY RESONATORS; DIFFRACTIVE OPTICS; ELECTRON BEAM LITHOGRAPHY; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; LASER MODES; MIRRORS; NEODYMIUM LASERS; OPTICAL DESIGN; OPTIMIZATION;

FOX-LI CALCULATIONS; LASER BEAM SHAPING; LASER GAIN; RESONATOR MIRROR;

LASER RESONATORS;

EID: 0034292098     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.880649     Document Type: Article

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