Inclined crystal faces invert the oscillating mode while a Peltier cell regulates temperature, correcting asymmetric thermal focal length in side-pumped lasers.
A multi-stage Lyot filter uses a single non-rotating birefringent element and prisms to tune spectral filtering.
A gas laser device uses a shielding member protruding from discharge electrodes to suppress parasitic oscillation.
Merging second-harmonic and sum-frequency generation in one cavity reduces energy losses from separate mirror arrangements.