Title :
Refraction of evanescent waves at an air and optically pumped Ti:Sapphire interface
Author :
Weiguo Yang ; Deaver, J.S. ; Woldeyohannes, M. ; Fiddy, Michael A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng. & Technol., Western Carolina Univ., Cullowhee, NC, USA
Abstract :
The refraction of evanescent waves at an air and optically pumped Ti:Sapphire interface is investigated. The experimental results qualitatively support the theory of optical gain-assisted evanescent wave conversion at a passive/active boundary.
Keywords :
adaptive optics; air; light refraction; light scattering; sapphire; titanium; Al2O3:Ti; active optics; adaptive optics; air; evanescent waves refraction; optical gain-assisted evanescent wave conversion; optically pumped interface; Optical imaging; Optical polarization; Optical pumping; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Optical surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
