Transverse optical mode patterns for an RF excited Ar-He-Xe laser
| Autor: | N. N. Elkin, Anatoly P. Napartovich, W.J. Witteman, P.J.M. Pters, V.N. Troshchieva, Igor' V Kochetov, F.J. Blok, Yu.B. Udalov, S.A. Starostin |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Laser Physics & Nonlinear Optics, Faculty of Science and Technology |
| Rok vydání: | 1999 |
| Předmět: |
Diffraction
Materials science business.industry Physics::Optics Plane mirror Condensed Matter Physics Laser Waveguide (optics) Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics law.invention IR-23698 Wavelength Transverse plane Optics law Excited state Electrical and Electronic Engineering Atomic physics business Refractive index METIS-128497 |
| Zdroj: | IEEE journal of quantum electronics, 35(12), 1786-1798. IEEE |
| ISSN: | 0018-9197 |
| DOI: | 10.1109/3.806585 |
| Popis: | Transverse optical modes for an RF excited Ar-He-Xe laser are studied both experimentally and theoretically. A diffraction model for a waveguide with a nonsaturable gain and refractive index gradients placed between two plane mirrors is formulated. The effects of gain and diffraction index gradients and of diffraction in free space are evaluated for typical experimental conditions. A direct comparison between theoretical mode patterns and experimentally measured ones at distances of 17 and 114 cm from the output mirror demonstrated a satisfactory agreement for various laser wavelengths and gas mixture compositions. |
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