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Applied Optics

APPLICATIONS-CENTERED RESEARCH IN OPTICS

  • Editor: Joseph N. Mait
  • Vol. 48, Iss. 28 — Oct. 1, 2009
  • pp: 5295–5300

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Near-field effect of output mirror misalignment in an axisymmetric folded and combined CO2 laser cavity

Yonggen Xu and Yude Li  »View Author Affiliations


Applied Optics, Vol. 48, Issue 28, pp. 5295-5300 (2009)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.48.005295


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Abstract

The cavity axes change when the output mirror is misaligned because these cavities possess a common output mirror. We use 4 × 4 augmented matrices to establish new cavity axes, which result in different line deviations for different cavities. These deviations increase the diffraction losses and decrease the output power. The coordinate transforms are used to solve the output light fields because the output beams do not have a common propagation direction. We show that the shapes of the combined laser beams change when the output mirror is misaligned. These studies provide references for the design and application of CO 2 lasers.

© 2009 Optical Society of America

OCIS Codes
(140.3470) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers, carbon dioxide
(140.3298) Lasers and laser optics : Laser beam combining

ToC Category:
Lasers and Laser Optics

History
Original Manuscript: July 7, 2009
Revised Manuscript: August 20, 2009
Manuscript Accepted: August 26, 2009
Published: September 21, 2009

Citation
Yonggen Xu and Yude Li, "Near-field effect of output mirror misalignment in an axisymmetric folded and combined CO2 laser cavity," Appl. Opt. 48, 5295-5300 (2009)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ao/abstract.cfm?URI=ao-48-28-5295

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