Mode shaping of a graded-reflectivity-mirror unstable resonator with an intra-cavity phase element

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 80-86

  Makki, Siamak ^a   Leger, James ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRADIENT INDEX OPTICS; MIRRORS; OPTICAL PHASE CONJUGATION; PUMPING (LASER);

GRADED-REFLECTIVITY MIRRORS (GRM); INTRA-CAVITY PHASE ELEMENTS;

OPTICAL RESONATORS;

EID: 0035124696     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.892728     Document Type: Article

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