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Opt Lett. 2000 Sep 15;25(18):1346-8. doi: 10.1364/ol.25.001346.

Multiwatt continuous-wave adaptive laser resonator.

Optics letters

M Trew, G J Crofts, M J Damzen, J Hendricks, S Mailis, D P Shepherd, A C Tropper, R W Eason

PMID: 18066212 DOI: 10.1364/ol.25.001346

Abstract

We present, for what we believe is the first time, results of continuous-wave diode-pumping of a Nd:YVO (4) laser with an adaptive gain-grating resonator. The system is shown to produce more than a 7-W output in a TEM>(00) single longitudinal mode with a laser beam propagation parameter M(2) of <1.3 and <1.1 in the x and y 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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