Abstract: The properties of an improved class of lasers is presented. In one configuration of these lasers the radiation propagates radially within the amplifying medium, resulting in high fields and symmetric illumination at the resonator axis. Thus there is a strong focusing of energy at the axis of the resonator. In a second configuration the radiation propagates back and forth in a tubular region of space.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 21, 1974
Date of Patent:
February 24, 1976
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the United States Energy Research and Development Administration