Unstable laser resonator having radial propagation
US3950712A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 14, 1975 |
| Grant date | Apr 13, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 14, 1995 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01S3/0818
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A new resonator concept which is especially useful in chemical laser applications is disclosed. A ring end mirror, a conical folding mirror and a circular end mirror are combined to form an unstable resonator including a radial direction propagation having a gain medium region and a region of axial direction propagation. Alternate embodiments of the invention include the use of nonreflective fins in the region containing the working medium to suppress superfluorescence and an aerodynamic window to keep depleted working medium out of the path of the resonant beam.
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