Ring Laser Cavities.

Abstract

Diffraction limited, single narrow lobe radiation from a large area laser is achieved in a system using an external ring laser cavity to return radiation to the laser via a spatial filter and a Faraday rotator. An antireflectance coating of sufficiently small reflectivity added to the large area laser converts it into a laser amplifier which provides optical gain in a ring laser cavity. Keywords: Laser cavities: Patent applications. (JHD)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 16, 1988
Accession Number
ADD013935

Entities

People

  • Joseph F. Weller
  • Lew Goldberg

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Navy

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplifiers
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Laser Amplifiers
  • Laser Resonators
  • Lasers
  • Light (Electromagnetic Radiation)
  • Light Amplifiers
  • Optical Phenomena
  • Patent Applications
  • Radiation
  • Ring Lasers

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy