Characterization of the transverse modes in a laser beam: Analysis and application to a q-switched nd:Yag laser

Applied Optics

Volumn 31, Issue 15, 1992, Pages 2722-2733

  Cutolo, Antonello ^a   Esposito, Alessandra ^a   Isernia, Tommaso ^a   Pierri, Rocco ^a   Zeni, Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER BEAMS; LASER EXCITATION; Q SWITCHING;

EQUIVALENCE TO; EXCITATION COEFFICIENTS; FAR-FIELD INTENSITY MEASUREMENTS; LINEAR PROBLEMS; NUMERICAL CODE; PHASE RETRIEVAL; Q SWITCHED ND:YAG LASER; TRANSVERSE MODE;

NEODYMIUM LASERS;

EID: 84975609715     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.31.002722     Document Type: Article

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