TEM sub oo Mode Analysis of Complex Laser Cavities.
Abstract
A method of analyzing the dominant TEM(oo) mode of complex laser cavities is presented. The basic theory required for this analysis is summarized and extended to apply to cavities containing relatively short elements. This extension, accomplished by including third order expansion terms to describe short cavity elements, is specialized to cavities containing one plane mirror, one spherical mirror, an intra-cavity aperture, and a laser rod exhibiting a non-uniform gain distribution. The integral equation obtained by applying this theory is solved by the method of successive approximations. The computer program used to solve the integral equation for the TEM(oo) mode pattern, diffraction loss, and other cavity parameters is presented. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1972
- Accession Number
- AD0746215
Entities
People
- Glenn R. Doughty
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology