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Laser Oscillator

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Solid-State Laser Engineering

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Abstract

In Chap. 1 we studied the processes which lead to optical amplification in laser materials. The regenerative laser oscillator is essentially a combination of two basic components: an optical amplifier, and an optical resonator. The optical resonator, comprised of two opposing plane-parallel or curved mirrors at right angles to the axis of the active material, performs the function of a highly selective feedback element by coupling back in phase a portion of the signal emerging from the amplifying medium.

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Koechner, W. (1999). Laser Oscillator. In: Solid-State Laser Engineering. Springer Series in Optical Sciences, vol 1. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-14219-6_3

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