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Diffraction analysis of aberrated laser resonators

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A numerical analysis of laser resonators with aberrations is presented. The analysis shows that aberrations lead to large diffraction losses of laser resonators which are laid out to produce diffraction-limited beam quality. Static or dynamic compensation of the aberrations is possible and would yield much higher output power.

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42.15.Fr; 42.55.Ah; 42.55.Px, Rz

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Buske, I., Wittrock, U. Diffraction analysis of aberrated laser resonators. Appl. Phys. B 83, 229–233 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-006-2153-x

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