Title :
Gain grating in a Nd:YVO4 microlaser
Author :
Moreau, Aurélie ; He, Qiong ; Zaquine, Isabelle ; Maruani, Alain ; Frey, Robert
Author_Institution :
Ecole Nat. Super. des Telecommun., Paris
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 :
diffraction gratings; solid lasers; vanadium compounds; yttrium compounds; YVO4:Nd; angular selectivity; diffraction efficiency; intracavity gain grating; solid microlaser; Bragg gratings; Diffraction gratings; Fabry-Perot; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Mirrors; Optical diffraction; Optical resonators; Optical signal processing; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453703
