Abstract
Near diffraction limited output from a slab waveguide carbon monoxide gain medium using a hybrid confocal unstable resonator is described. A device producing a cw output of 80 W in a beam with M2=1.5 has been demonstrated operating with 12% efficiency at -30°C.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2916-2918 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue number | 22 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1994 |