@inproceedings{2ef91a5bf8364ed18f4076fdb6be4662,
title = "Beam shaping in laser resonators and coherent laser arrays: An overview and current state of the art",
abstract = "Coherent beam shaping can be performed inside laser resonators by filtering the amplitude or the phase of the circulating wave. Along with providing a designer-shaped output, these methods can improve laser performance by suppressing higher-order modes and extracting maximum gain. Under certain conditions, phase filtering is shown to improve modal discrimination by separating modes into bound (low-loss) modes and unbound (high-loss) modes. Mode shapes in resonator arrays are shown to depend on the architecture of the array. In some cases, these architectures can be designed to improve modal discrimination or increase the tolerance to resonator path-length errors.",
keywords = "Coherent laser beam addition, Laser arrays, Laser beam shaping, Laser modes, Spatial filtering",
author = "Leger, {J. R.} and M. Khajavikhan and B. Tiffany",
year = "2009",
doi = "10.1117/12.828524",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9780819477200",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
booktitle = "Laser Beam Shaping X",
note = "Laser Beam Shaping X ; Conference date: 03-08-2009 Through 04-08-2009",
}