Mode properties of an external-cavity laser with Gaussian gain
Optics Letters, Vol. 29, Issue 3, pp. 229-231 (2004)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.29.000229
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Abstract
We analyze the mode properties of a laser with a Gaussian gain profile by using the beam propagation method. The resonance properties of the Petermann K factor and the M2 beam quality are shown to be related in the vicinity of degenerate cavity geometries. K is unity for a confocal cavity, even under conditions with strong gain guiding, while M2 is a maximum.
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OCIS Codes
(140.3410) Lasers and laser optics : Laser resonators
(140.4780) Lasers and laser optics : Optical resonators
(270.2500) Quantum optics : Fluctuations, relaxations, and noise
Citation
Carl F. Maes and Ewan M. Wright, "Mode properties of an external-cavity laser with Gaussian gain," Opt. Lett. 29, 229-231 (2004)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ol/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-29-3-229
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