In this paper researchers present the design of a CO2 laser resonator that produces as the stable transverse mode a super–Gaussian laser beam. The resonator makes use of an intra–cavity diffractive mirror and a flat output coupler, generating the desired intensity profile at the output coupler with a flat wavefront. Researchers consider the modal build–up in such a resonator and show that such a resonator mode has the ability to extract more energy from the cavity that a standard cavity single mode beam (for exampe Gaussian mode cavity). It demonstrates the design experimentally on a high average power TEA CO2 laser for paint stripping applications.
Reference:
Du Preez, NC, Forbes, A and Botha, LR. 2009. High power infrared super-Gaussian beams: generation, propagation and application. XVII International Symposium on Gas Flow, Chemical Lasers, and High-Power Lasers. Lisabon, Portugal, 15 September 2009, pp 1-8
Du Preez, N., Forbes, A., & Botha, L. (2009). High power infrared super-Gaussian beams: generation, propagation and application. Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3764
Du Preez, NC, A Forbes, and LR Botha. "High power infrared super-Gaussian beams: generation, propagation and application." (2009): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3764
Du Preez N, Forbes A, Botha L, High power infrared super-Gaussian beams: generation, propagation and application; Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE); 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3764 .
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