COHERENCE EVOLUTION OF LASER-BEAMS IN CAVITIES WITH VARIABLE-REFLECTIVITY MIRRORS

Authors
MASCELLO A PERRONE MR PALMA C
Citation
A. Mascello et al., COHERENCE EVOLUTION OF LASER-BEAMS IN CAVITIES WITH VARIABLE-REFLECTIVITY MIRRORS, Journal of the Optical Society of America. A, Optics, image science,and vision., 14(8), 1997, pp. 1890-1901
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Journal of the Optical Society of America. A, Optics, image science,and vision. → ACNP
ISSN journal
10847529
Volume
14
Issue
8
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1890 - 1901
Database
ISI
SICI code
1084-7529(1997)14:8<1890:CEOLIC>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
A theoretical analysis of the time evolution of spatial coherence in a large Fresnel-number laser cavity with use of the second-moment-analy sis method and assuming quadratic (Gaussian) variable-reflectivity mir rors was found also to provide a satisfactory description of coherence growth inside a pulsed high-gain laser with use of either super-Gauss ian or phase-unifying mirrors. The theoretical results are found to be in good agreement with the detailed experimental results from a high gain, short-pulse Xe-Cl laser having a plane-parallel cavity equipped with both types of mirror. (C) 1997 Optical Society of America.