Title :
Great reduction of depolarization loss by use of a [110]-cut YAG crystal
Author :
Shoji, I. ; Taira, T.
Author_Institution :
Laser Res. Center, Inst. for Molecular Sci., Okazaki, Japan
Abstract :
Summary from only given. A number of techniques have been suggested to compensate the depolarization, which have been applied exclusively for [111]-cut YAG crystals. We report intrinsic reduction of depolarization without any compensation using Nd:YAG medium cut other than [111].
Keywords :
light polarisation; neodymium; optical losses; optical materials; solid lasers; stimulated emission; Nd:YAG laser medium; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; bifocusing; depolarization; depolarization loss; high beam-quality solid-state lasers; high-power solid-state lasers; thermally induced birefringence; Birefringence; High power amplifiers; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Photoelasticity; Polarization; Solid lasers; Thermal conductivity; Thermal expansion; Thermal loading;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2002. CLEO '02. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-706-7
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2002.1033587
