Unstable resonator mode control in a transverse flow dye laser.
Using suitable correcting optics, a 2x diffraction-limited beam has been obtained from a high power transverse flow dye laser. Beam divergence in the direction parallel to flow is controlled by a sound wave and may be compensated for externally.
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