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This is a more efficient process than optical parametric oscillation, and in principle can be thresholdless. In order to change the output wave frequencies, one can change the pump frequency or the phasematching properties of the nonlinear optical crystal. This latter is accomplished by changing its temperature or orientation or quasi ...
Laser linewidth from high-power high-gain pulsed laser oscillators, comprising line narrowing optics, is a function of the geometrical and dispersive features of the laser cavity. [29] To a first approximation the laser linewidth, in an optimized cavity, is directly proportional to the beam divergence of the emission multiplied by the inverse ...
The coherent laser beams required for the technique are generally produced by splitting a primary beam into two or more sub-beams. As both beams originate from the same source, coherence is ensured as long as the subsequent optics do not disturb it. There are a variety of methods to split the primary laser beam: prisms [3] laser beam dividers [2]
Laser surgery is a type of surgery that cuts tissue using a laser in contrast to using a scalpel. [ 1 ] Soft-tissue laser surgery is used in a variety of applications in humans ( general surgery , neurosurgery , ENT , dentistry , orthodontics , [ 2 ] and oral and maxillofacial surgery ) as well as veterinary [ 3 ] surgical fields.
Mode locking is a technique in optics by which a laser can be made to produce pulses of light of extremely short duration, on the order of picoseconds (10 −12 s) or femtoseconds (10 −15 s). A laser operated in this way is sometimes referred to as a femtosecond laser, for example, in modern refractive surgery.
Coherent control is a quantum mechanics-based method for controlling dynamic processes by light.The basic principle is to control quantum interference phenomena, typically by shaping the phase of laser pulses.
When a Gaussian laser beam is focused, the focused spot diameter is defined by d 00 = 4 λ f π D 00 {\displaystyle d_{00}={4\lambda f \over \pi D_{00}}} , (3) where d 00 is the ideal focused spot diameter, f is the focal length of the focusing lens, and D 00 is the input beam waist and is placed one focal length from the lens as shown in the ...
The coherence time, usually designated τ, is calculated by dividing the coherence length by the phase velocity of light in a medium; approximately given by = where λ is the central wavelength of the source, Δν and Δλ is the spectral width of the source in units of frequency and wavelength respectively, and c is the speed of light in vacuum.