Observations of multipass transverse modes in an axially pumped solid-state laser with different fractionally degenerate resonator configurations

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 7-12

  Wu, Hsiao Hua ^a   Hsieh, Wen Feng ^b  

^a TUNGHAI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATRIX ALGEBRA; MULTIPATH PROPAGATION; OPTICAL RESONATORS; PUMPING (LASER);

SINGLE-PASS TRANSVERSE MODE;

NEODYMIUM LASERS;

EID: 0035584886     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.18.000007     Document Type: Article

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