Abstract
An optical resonator simulation code based on the idea of a
partially coherent optical field has been developed and used to
optimize the design parameters of an unstable resonator with a stable
core. The resonator was intended for use with low-gain, large-bore
lasers, such as the chemical oxygen–iodine laser (COIL). First
the design parameters of the resonator were optimized by the simulation
code; then a set of mirrors was fabricated for a small-scale
COIL. A 14-W output with M
2 = 29 was
obtained. The experimentally obtained results were in good
agreement with calculations.
© 1999 Optical Society of America
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