High-power monolithic unstable-resonator solid-state laser.
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چکیده
We report the operation of a diode-pumped monolithic Q-switched unstable-resonator solid-state laser that generates 2.15-mJ, 2-ns pulses in a single transverse mode and a single longitudinal mode. We show that the unstable resonator is effective in suppressing the spatial and the temporal instability of the laser beam in a disk-shaped laser whose transverse dimension is comparable with or larger than its longitudinal dimension.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Optics letters
دوره 23 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1998