• Chinese Journal of Lasers
  • Vol. 37, Issue 11, 2774 (2010)
Liu Liang*, Guo Shaofeng, Lu Qisheng, and Xu Xiaojun
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    DOI: 10.3788/cjl20103711.2774 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Liu Liang, Guo Shaofeng, Lu Qisheng, Xu Xiaojun. A Hexagonal Zigzag Slab Laser[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2010, 37(11): 2774 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    A method to design hexagonal slabs with zigzag optical path was presented. Compared with COFFIN slabs, the amplitude of thermal-induced wave-front distortion is lower and easier to be compensated in hexagonal slabs. Moreover, the laser beam enters the slab at Brewster angle when it is parallel to the slab length direction, and covers the entire slab and the entrance aperture, which means the fill factor is 1 inside the slab.