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The TEM00 mode has been selected in a rotating-mirror Q switched Nd +3 : CaWO4 laser by insertion of a slit and an edge into the resonator. Shot-to-shot repeatability was enhanced, and multiple pulsing was suppressed. The same technique has been successfully applied to a CO2 laser.
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Arnold et al. (1969) studied this question.
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