New approach to the formation of the basic waveguide radiation mode in a high-power slab-type CO2 laser

Output characteristics of a planar RF-excited waveguide CO2 laser with 1 50W output power is investigated, including the divergences in stable and unstable directions, and influences of mirror misalignment and resonator length variations on the output power and mode structure of the radiation.© (2005) COPYRIGHT SPIE--The International Society for Optical Engineering. Downloading of the abstract is permitted for personal use only.