Review of laser device coupling techniques

W. Pete Latham Jr.; Mark E. Rogers; Gary E. Palma

doi:10.1117/12.18437

1 June 1990 Review of laser device coupling techniques

W. Pete Latham Jr., Mark E. Rogers, Gary E. Palma

Proceedings Volume 1224, Optical Resonators; (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.18437
Event: OE/LASE '90, 1990, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to present the basic concepts of coupled-laser devices as well as a historical summary of some of the experimental studies of laser coupling. Focus is concentrated on the experimental efforts with gas and chemical lasers. Divided output single and injection locked lasers, master oscillator and power amplifiers, coupled and multiple output resonators, nonlinear optics coupled devices, and hybrid coupled optical systems are discussed among laser-coupling techniques. Early experiments involving the coupling of carbon dioxide lasers and coupled photolytic iodine lasers are outlined, and works employing nonlinearly coupled devices, intracavity mixing, and gain medium are covered.

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W. Pete Latham Jr., Mark E. Rogers, and Gary E. Palma "Review of laser device coupling techniques", Proc. SPIE 1224, Optical Resonators, (1 June 1990); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.18437

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