Title :
Thermal analysis in Faraday rotator for use of the high-average power solid-state laser driver
Author :
Yasuhara, R. ; Furukawa, Hiroshi ; Fukumoto, Yasutaka ; Matsumoto, Osamu ; Kawashima, T. ; Kanabe, T.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Laser Eng., Osaka Univ., Japan
Abstract :
We calculated temperature distribution and measured thermally induced birefringence in Faraday glass under laser-light loading. Detailed computation results and experimental results are presented, which will be useful when designing the thermally compensated Faraday rotator.
Keywords :
Faraday effect; birefringence; driver circuits; optical glass; solid lasers; temperature distribution; thermal analysis; Faraday rotator; high-average power solid-state laser driver; laser-light loading; temperature distribution; thermal analysis; thermally induced birefringence; Difference equations; Glass; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Optical design; Photonics; Power engineering and energy; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Solid lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2003. The 5th Pacific Rim Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7766-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2003.1277296
