A Double-Ended, Unstable Resonator Submillimeter Laser

Abstract

The characteristics of a pulsed, methyl fluoride laser utilizing a novel, double-ended unstable resonator are described. The design incorporates an intracavity, double-faced scraper mirror to produce separate input/output ports for CO2 pump laser excitation and submillimeter laser output. Experimental results show that this configuration achieves state-of-the-art conversion efficiency and diffraction-limited beam quality.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA092044

Entities

People

  • R. S. Rohde
  • T. F. Ewanizky
  • W. T. Bayha

Organizations

  • United States Army Communications-Electronics Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Couplings
  • Diffraction
  • Electro-Optics
  • Excitation
  • Fluorides
  • Laser Applications
  • Laser Beams
  • Laser Mediums
  • Lasers
  • Light (Electromagnetic Radiation)
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Optical Lattices
  • Quantum Electronics
  • Radiation
  • Spherical Waves
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electronics Engineering
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers