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CO2 Laser beam quality from continuously coupled unstable resonators in the presence of LIMP

E. K. Gorton, P. J. Gorton, and E. W. Parcell

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Abstract

The beam quality obtainable from a laser has direct implications on the design of a laser system. To achieve the minimum power and hence minimum laser volume for a given task the laser beam quality must be near diffraction-limited. The laser-induced medium perturbation (LIMP) effect1 is important in CO2 lasers and can severely affect the laser beam quality.

© 1984 Optical Society of America

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