title: Resonant-mode analysis of single-mode face pumped lasers.
abstract: The theoretical investigations and experimental verifications of resonant modes of optically pumped solid host face-pumped lasers (FPL) are discussed. The conditions for a single transverse-mode operation for electrooptically Q-switched neodymium glass and YAG lasers are examined in both stable and stable/unstable resonator configurations. Resonant mode computations were made, based on a Gaussian quadrature and a complex non-Hermitian matrix program.
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Chun
authors.forename: W B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Chernoch