Abstract: A laser apparatus of the end pumping kind in which an elongated transparent laser element is mounted in spaced relationship within a tubular waveguide which has a highly reflective inner surface. The arrangement is such that, at least along part of the laser element, the optical distances between different points on the surface of the laser element and the inner contour of the waveguide vary.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 24, 1995
Date of Patent:
June 10, 1997
Assignee:
Yeda Research and Development Co., Ltd., Israeli Company of The Weizmann Institute of Science