Title :
Analysis of end-pumped and electrooptically tuned Nd,Ti,MgO:LiNbO 3 microchip waveguide lasers
Author :
Lee, Ching-Ting ; Sheu, Lih-Gen
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Opt. Sci., Nat. Central Univ., Chung-Li, Taiwan
fDate :
7/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An end-pumped and electrooptically tuned Nd,Ti,MgO:LiNbO3 microchip waveguide laser is studied by using the self-consistent model and the conformal mapping method. The complex atomic susceptibility is used to describe the laser gain and pump absorption by applying the fast Fourier transform beam propagation method (FFT-BPM) for simulation. Using the conformal mapping method, the index change distributions in the waveguide, caused by the applied electric field, were evaluated. The optimal configuration for the microchip waveguide laser with various cavity lengths was designed. The output performances of the end-pumped and electrooptically tuned Nd,Ti,MgO:LiNbO3 microchip waveguide lasers were simulated and investigated
Keywords :
Fourier transform optics; electro-optical effects; laser cavity resonators; laser theory; laser tuning; lithium compounds; neodymium; optical pumping; optical waveguide theory; solid lasers; titanium; waveguide lasers; LiNbO3:MgO,Nd,Ti; Nd,Ti,MgO:LiNbO3 microchip waveguide lasers; applied electric field; cavity lengths; complex atomic susceptibility; conformal mapping method; electrooptically tuned; electrooptically tuned Nd,Ti,MgO:LiNbO3 microchip waveguide lasers; end-pumped; fast Fourier transform beam propagation method; index change distributions; laser gain; optimal configuration; output performances; pump absorption; self-consistent model; Atomic beams; Conformal mapping; Electrooptical waveguides; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser tuning; Lasers and electrooptics; Microchip lasers; Pump lasers; Waveguide lasers;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
