Polychromatic Gaussian beams emitted by dispersive laser resonators

In-vacuum propagation of a polychromatic Gaussian beam emitted by a dispersive laser resonator and its passage through thin plates are studied under following assumptions: optical fields are stationary and plane-polarized, the paraxial wave equation is valid for each monochromatic component of the b...

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Published in:Optics and laser technology 2001-02, Vol.33 (1), p.1-5
Main Authors: Martı́-López, L., Mendoza-Yero, O.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Beam characteristics: profile, intensity, and power
spatial pattern formation
Chromatic aberrations
Exact sciences and technology
Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications)
Laser beams
Laser optical systems: design and operation
Optics
Physics
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Summary:In-vacuum propagation of a polychromatic Gaussian beam emitted by a dispersive laser resonator and its passage through thin plates are studied under following assumptions: optical fields are stationary and plane-polarized, the paraxial wave equation is valid for each monochromatic component of the beam, the waist position and the Rayleigh range depend on wavelength and diffraction edge effects are negligible. Mathematical expressions for beam radius, divergence, beam parameter product and beam propagation factor are obtained. The use of thin plates for waist position achromatization is analyzed.
ISSN:0030-3992
1879-2545
DOI:10.1016/S0030-3992(00)00070-0