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Analysis of TEM00 laser beam quality degradation caused by a birefringent Nd: YAG rod
The effects produced by a birefringent rod on the beam quality factor,M infr sup2 , of a Gaussian TEM00 laser beam are studied. Analytical expressions for the ...
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Flashlamp-pumped high gain laser dye amplifiers
Flashlamp-pumped organic dyes (e.g. Rhodamine 6G) are considered as an amplifying medium. Calculations have been made for optimising the small signal gain and the concentration of the active molecules for give...