| 摘要 |
<p>A laser system for providing a rapidly steerable laser output beam. The laser system includes a phase conjugate reflector (21), laser gain medium (22) and its associated pump source (23), an output coupling device (24), and an optical element (25) which selectably controls the transverse lasing mode of the laser system. The components are arranged to form a laser oscillator between the phase conjugate reflector and the optical device, and is operated in such a manner that each selected transverse mode of laser operation generates an output beam from the system which has a different wavefront tilt. Accordingly, the output beam is steerable and is dependent upon the selected transverse mode which is currently lasing in the oscillator.</p> |
