Overview

The spatial beam structure that is formed in the laser cavity together with the active element constitute the most critical laser elements. The engineering devices, such as excitation systems, lasing gas circulation systems, and so on, are usually at the top of the agenda of scientific meetings: the divergence problem has never previously been discussed by a broad community of experts. The conversion of scientific and technological experience accumulated during the development of high power military laser, where efficiency was not necessarily the major driving force, into commercially viable industrial lasers, will require attention to be focused on the general problems of beam divergence. This text presents a dialogue between specialists in resonator cavity design from NATO and Cooperating Partner countries. The book is divided into four parts covering: theory, in which fundamental questions of resonator physics and optical design are addressed; theoretical and practical problems; the design of optical elements; and the optimization of designs.

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Author:   R. Kossowsky ,  Miroslav Jelinek ,  Josef Novák
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   1998 ed.
Volume:   45
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.990kg
ISBN:  

9780792349624

ISBN 10:   0792349628
Pages:   504
Publication Date:   28 February 1998
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Theory of Laser Resonators and of the Beam Divergence.- Laser Resonator Theory.- Nonorthogonal Optical Modes and Resonators.- Influence of Intra-Cavity Distortions on Output of Unstable Resonators.- Optical Resonators with Dielectric Body.- Thermal Lensing in Kerr-Lens Modelocked Solid-State Lasers.- Phase Conjugation Techniques.- Phase Conjugationof CO2 Laser Radiation And Its applications.- Conjugated Cavity With the Wide Field of Vision.- Beam Quality and Efficiency of Annular Gain Lasers.- Unstable Resonators for Semiconductor Lasers.- Chemical Lasers with Annular Gain Media.- Beam Quality Control of an Iodine Laser With SBS.- Flattened Gaussian Beams With Rectangular Symmetry.- Beam Divergency Studies on a Long Pulse XeCI Excimer Laser.- Optical Resonators For a Slab-Waveguide Lasers.- Investigations of Open Resonators With Diffraction Coupling.- Enhancement of Small-Scale Optical Nonuniformities In Active Medium of High-Power CW FAF CO2 laser.- Synthesis of Interferograms by Lateral Shear To Measure Wave Front from a Light Beam.- Resonators For Lasers Used in Precision Technological Operations.- Resonator Design Considerations For Efficient Operation of Solid-State Lasers End-Pumped By High-Power Diod-Bars.- Heterogeneity Structure of Active Medium Refraction For Three-Dimensional Pre-Mixing and Mixing Nozzle Banks of Gasdynamic Laser.- Optimized Resonators for High Energy Long-Pulse Nd:YAG Laser.- High Power Diffraction Limited Solid-State Lasrs With Stable Resonators.- Highly Efficient High-Average Power Nd:YAG Laser With a Passive Q-Switch.- Planar waveguide Lasers of Ti:Sapphire and Nd:YAG (YAP) Grown by LPD.- Problems of CW Chemical Lasers Scaling.- Creation of Channels Into Ti:Sapphire Waveguiding Layers.- Properties of the Cavities for Compact Slab Gas Lasers.- Nd:YAG Laser Resonators Using External Stimulated Brillouin Scattering Q-Switching Mirror.- The Construction of Laser Gyroscope.- SBS Propertis of High-Pressure Xenon at a Density of 0.3–1 g/cm3.- New Optical Scheme of Complicated Resonator in a Two-Frequency NH3-CO2 Lidar.- List of Participants.

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