Abstract
We present, for what we believe is the first time, results of continuous-wave diode-pumping of a laser with an adaptive gain-grating resonator. The system is shown to produce more than a 7-W output in a single longitudinal mode with a laser beam propagation parameter of and in the and axes, respectively. We demonstrate the self-adaptive abilities of the resonator by spatial correction of an intracavity aberrator for both injected and self-starting versions of the cavity.
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