Phase Grating Effects In Pulsed CO2 Electric Discharge Lasers

Gregory C. Dente

doi:10.1117/12.932337

30 December 1981 Phase Grating Effects In Pulsed CO2 Electric Discharge Lasers

Gregory C. Dente

Proceedings Volume 0293, Wavefront Distortions in Power Optics; (1981) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.932337
Event: 25th Annual Technical Symposium, 1981, San Diego, United States

Abstract

Recent experiments have demonstrated a significant power loss (as great as 50%) from the central far-field spot of a pulsed CO2 electric-discharge laser. Our theory shows that saturation effects that follow the unstable resonator mode variations can create index variations. These index variations lead to a phase grating, and power losses result from diffraction off the grating.

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Gregory C. Dente "Phase Grating Effects In Pulsed CO2 Electric Discharge Lasers", Proc. SPIE 0293, Wavefront Distortions in Power Optics, (30 December 1981); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.932337

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