Title :
Polarization states of a single-mode (microchip) Nd3+:YAG laser. Part II: comparison of theory and experiment
Author :
Dalgliesh, R. ; May, A.D. ; Stéphan, G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Toronto Univ., Ont., Canada
fDate :
8/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We present a comparison between experimental results for a quasi-isotropic single-frequency YAG laser and the polarization behavior predicted by the theory outlined in Part I [see ibid., p.1485, 1998]. The calculations are carried out without the use of freely adjustable parameters. Substantive agreement is found between theory and experiment
Keywords :
laser frequency stability; laser modes; laser theory; light polarisation; neodymium; optical bistability; solid lasers; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; freely adjustable parameters; polarization behavior; polarization states; quasi-isotropic single-frequency YAG laser; single-mode microchip Nd3+:YAG laser; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Laser theory; Laser transitions; Microchip lasers; Neodymium; Nonlinear optics; Optical bistability; Optical polarization; Optical pumping; Pump lasers;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
