Title :
Faraday isolators for high average power: State of the art
Author :
Khazanov, E.A. ; Mukhin, I.B. ; Palashov, O.V. ; Voytovich, A.V. ; Zheleznov, D.S.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Appl. Phys., Russian Acad. of Sci., Nizhny Novgorod
Abstract :
We review all known approaches to suppress thermal effects in Faraday isolator: design with two TGG crystals, cooling to nitrogen temperature, disc geometry, non-traditional magneto-optics material, advanced permanent magnet design, and superconductive solenoid.
Keywords :
Faraday effect; garnets; magneto-optical isolators; optical design techniques; optical materials; terbium compounds; thermo-optical effects; Faraday isolators; TGG crystals; disc geometry; magneto-optic material; permanent magnet design; superconductive solenoid; terbium gallium garnet; thermal effects; Cooling; Crystalline materials; Crystals; Geometry; Isolators; Magnetic materials; Magnetooptic effects; Nitrogen; Superconducting materials; Temperature; (140.6810) Thermal effect; (190.4870) Photothermal effects; (230.3240) Isolators;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
