Title :
Interferometric measurement of refractive index difference applied to composite waveguide lasers
Author :
Lee, Huai-Chuan ; Mu, Xiaodong ; Meissner, Helmuth E.
Author_Institution :
Onyx Opt., Inc., Dublin, CA, USA
Abstract :
A sensitive technique has been implemented to measure the differences in refractive indices between rare-earth doped YAG and un-doped YAG. Theoretically, a refractive index difference of less than 10-6 can be identified.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; holmium; refractive index measurement; YAG:Ho; composite waveguide lasers; interferometric measurement; rare-earth doped YAG; refractive index difference; un-doped YAG; Bonding; Fiber lasers; Optical interferometry; Optical variables control; Refractive index; Waveguide lasers; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
