Author:Litvin, IA; Burger, L; Forbes, ADate:2007A model to describe the transverse field distribution of the output beam from porro prism resonators is proposed. The model allows the prediction of the output transverse field distribution by assuming that the main areas of loss are located ...Read more
Author:Burger, L; Forbes, ADate:2007A simple model of a Porro prism laser resonator has been found to correctly predict the formation of the “petal” mode patterns typical of these resonators. A geometrical analysis of the petals suggests that these petals are the lowest−order ...Read more