Title :
Gain grating in a Nd:YVO4 microlaser
Author :
Moreau, Aurélie ; He, Qiong ; Zaquine, Isabelle ; Maruani, Alain ; Frey, Robert
Author_Institution :
CNRS-LTCI, GET-Télécom Paris, Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications, 46, rue Barrault, 75634 PARIS cedex 13, France
Abstract :
Intracavity gain gratings are theoretically demonstrated to exhibit diffraction efficiencies larger than unity at pumping powers below lasing threshold. Experiments performed using a Nd- YVO4 microlaser demonstrate huge enhancements of diffraction efficiency and angular selectivity.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; Diffraction gratings; Fabry-Perot; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Mirrors; Optical diffraction; Optical resonators; Optical signal processing; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431480
