Title :
Crystalline-orientation selected linearly polarized Yb:YAG microchip laser
Author :
Dong, J. ; Shirakawa, A. ; Ueda, K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Xiamen Univ., Xiamen, China
Abstract :
In this paper, we present the experimental demonstration of a linearly polarized continuous-wave microchip laser based on cubic Yb:YAG crystal selected by the crystalline orientations in the (111) plane when the light propagates along the [111] direction. The effect of pump power induced birefringence and depolarization on the crystalline orientation selected linearly polarized states of continuous-wave Yb:YAG microchip lasers was addressed.
Keywords :
birefringence; crystal orientation; laser beams; light polarisation; microchip lasers; optical pumping; ytterbium; yttrium compounds; YAG:Yb; crystalline-orientation selection; light propagation; linearly polarized continuous-wave laser; microchip laser; pump power-induced birefringence effect; pump power-induced depolarization effect; Birefringence; Crystallization; Extinction ratio; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Microchip lasers; Optical polarization; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics 2009 and the European Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEO Europe - EQEC 2009. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4079-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4080-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-EQEC.2009.5196600
