title: Holographic laser resonators in Nd:YAG.
abstract: We report the operation of Nd:YAG ring laser resonators formed by diffractive coupling from a gain volume hologram written in a Nd:YAG amplifier. Stable diffraction-limited output in a TEM(00) mode is demonstrated in a Nd:YAG system with thermal lensing and without the requirement of spatial mode control.
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Crofts
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Damzen