Stability of a laser cavity with non-parabolic phase transformation elements and applications

Igor A. Litvin

doi:10.1117/12.2038956

4 March 2014 Stability of a laser cavity with non-parabolic phase transformation elements and applications

Igor A. Litvin

Proceedings Volume 8960, Laser Resonators, Microresonators, and Beam Control XVI; 89601T (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2038956
Event: SPIE LASE, 2014, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

In this paper we present a general approach to determine the stability of a laser cavity which can include nonconventional phase transformation elements. We consider two pertinent examples of the detailed investigation of the stability of a laser cavity firstly with a lens with spherical aberration and thereafter a lens axicon doublet to illustrate the implementation of the given approach. In the particular case of the intra–cavity elements having parabolic surfaces, the approach comes to the well–known stability condition for conventional laser resonators namely 0 (1 / 1 )(1 / 2 ) 1. ≤ − z /R₁ − z/ R₂ ≤ The method can be considered as a technique for intra–cavity beam shaping.

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Igor A. Litvin "Stability of a laser cavity with non-parabolic phase transformation elements and applications", Proc. SPIE 8960, Laser Resonators, Microresonators, and Beam Control XVI, 89601T (4 March 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2038956

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