Computer Simulation Of A CO2 High Power Laser With Folded Resonator

E Meisterhofer; M. E. Lippitsch

doi:10.1117/12.966202

19 March 1984 Computer Simulation Of A CO₂ High Power Laser With Folded Resonator

E Meisterhofer, M. E. Lippitsch

Proceedings Volume 0455, Industrial Applications of High Power Lasers; (1984) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.966202
Event: Industrial Applications of High Power Lasers, 1983, Linz, Austria

Abstract

Based on the iterative solution of a generalized Kirchhoff-Fresnel integral equation we have developed a computer model for realistic simulation of arbitrary linear or folded resonators. With known parameters of the active medium (small signal gain, saturation intensity, volume) we can determine the optimal parameters for the resonator (e.g. out-put mirror transmission, radius of curvature of mirrors, diameter and place of diaphragms, length of resonator) to get highest output power with a certain mode pattern. The model is tested for linear as well as folded resonators.

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E Meisterhofer and M. E. Lippitsch "Computer Simulation Of A CO₂ High Power Laser With Folded Resonator", Proc. SPIE 0455, Industrial Applications of High Power Lasers, (19 March 1984); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.966202

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