Abstract
Unstable Resonators (UR) can make use of a large mode volume while retaining a single mode for the resonator thus overcoming limitations associated with narrow aperture lasers. A half-symmetric geometry containing an etched circular mirror and a tapered metal contact pattern to follow the desired mode is presented. The device contains a real internal focus. Mirror curvatures, R, range from 270 to 600 microns with device lengths between 1 and 1.5mm. This results in geometric magnification, M, for the cavity between 8 and 13.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 649 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Journal | Conference Proceedings - Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting-LEOS |
| Volume | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 2002 |
| Event | 2002 IEEE/LEOS Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings: 15th Annual Meeting of the IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society - Glasgow, United Kingdom Duration: 10 Nov 2002 → 14 Nov 2002 |