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Published In
Applied Optics
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-1-1979
Subjects
Gaussian beams, Chemical lasers, Light amplifiers
Abstract
Analyses and experiments have been performed to investigate deflection of a Gaussian beam propagating through an amplifying medium possessing a strong transverse gain gradient. The analysis includes effects due to dispersion and gain steering. The experiments were performed in a high power pulsed chemical laser amplifier using a cw frequency stabilized laser as a source. Time dependent beam deflection due to the interaction of the gain gradient with the finite radius of curvature of the propagating beam was observed.
Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/8108
Citation Details
J. Munch, L. W. Casperson, E. C. Rea . Beam deflection in a pulsed chemical laser amplifier. Applied Optics, Volume 18, Number 6 (March 1979), pp. 869-874.
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