Wave Optics Investigations of Transverse Mode Formation.

Abstract

Since the earliest days of laser operation, attention has been given to the properties of transverse modes of the radiation field within the laser, for both stable and unstable resonator configurations. One of the principal purposes of seeking good transverse mode properties is to obtain a well defined far field distribution with a large value of central intensity. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA131887

Entities

People

  • C. C. Shih
  • J. F. Perkins
  • R. W. Jones

Organizations

  • United States Army Aviation and Missile Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Excimer Lasers
  • Far Field
  • High Energy
  • High Energy Lasers
  • Intensity
  • Laser Resonators
  • Lasers
  • Mainframe Computers
  • Procedures (Computers)
  • Radiation
  • Standards
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.
  • Regression Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy