Selenia Industrie Elettroniche Associate S.p.a.

Glauco B Michelangeli

Giampiero Giuliani

Michele De Maria

An optical resonator for a power laser comprises between one of a pair of totally reflecting mirros flanking the end of a pumped active element such as a Nd:YAG crystal, a passive Q switch and between the passive Q switch and the active element, a polarizer which reflects the output transversely to the optical axis of the reflecting beams of the cavity. A phase shifter is provided between the polarizer and the approximal end of the active element. This system prevents the full output energy from impinging upon the passive Q switch so that the passive Q switch or other low-damage-threshold optical elements associated therewith do not have to take the full power.

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Glauco B Michelangeli