Double-pass copper vapor laser master-oscillator power-amplifier systems: Generation of flat-top focused beams for fiber coupling and percussion drilling

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1217-1224

  Coutts, David W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gas lasers; Laser amplifiers; Laser beams; Laser materials processing applications; Micromachining; Optical fiber coupling; Optical pulse amplifiers

Indexed keywords

COHERENT LIGHT; LASER APPLICATIONS; LASER BEAMS; MICROMACHINING; MULTIMODE FIBERS; OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC);

COPPER VAPOR LASER MASTER-OSCILLATOR; DOUBLE-PASS AMPLIFIER; LASER MATERIALS-PROCESSING APPLICATIONS; OPTICAL PULSE AMPLIFIERS;

GAS LASERS;

EID: 0036712176     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2002.802447     Document Type: Article

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