Accession Number:

AD0647773

Title:

MODE SELECTION PROPERTIES OF A MANY-ELEMENT LASER,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

FLORENCE UNIV (ITALY) ISTITUTO DI ONDE ELETTROMAGNETICHE

Personal Author(s):

• Pratesi,R.
• Ronchi - Abbozzo,L.

Report Date:

1966-10-01

Pagination or Media Count:

57.0

Abstract:

A theoretical analysis is carried out of the mode-selection properties of a Many Element Laser consisting of N like elements of active material separated by lossless unlike air-gaps. The gaps are assumed to be sufficiently narrow to present frequency-independent transmission and reflection coefficients. A comparison with an unsegmented resonator, with equal total length of active material and equal end-face reflectivities is performed, by using the generalized Tang Statz and de Mars theory. Experiments of mode selection in a MEL with N 5, 7 and 10 like elements are reported. Author

Descriptors:

• (*LASERS
• THEORY)
• OPTICAL PROPERTIES
• RESONATORS
• REFLECTION
• OSCILLATION
• RESONANCE
• FREQUENCY
• OPTICAL PUMPING
• ITALY

Subject Categories:

• Optics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE