Title :
Polarisation mode coupling in (100)-cut Nd:YAG
Author :
McKay, Aaron ; Park, Jong-Dae ; Dawes, Judith M.
Author_Institution :
Centre for Lasers & Applic., Macquarie Univ., Sydney, NSW
Abstract :
We model and measure the coupling between orthogonally-polarized laser states for (100)-oriented Nd:YAG. We relate the coupling phenomenon to the strength of the self- heterodyne beat in dual-frequency lasers.
Keywords :
light polarisation; microwave photonics; neodymium; solid lasers; (100)-cut Nd:YAG; (100)-orientation; YAG:Nd; coupling phenomenon; dual-frequency laser; orthogonally-polarized laser states; polarisation mode coupling; self- heterodyne beat strength; Laser modes; Laser noise; Laser theory; Masers; Optical coupling; Optical feedback; Optical mixing; Optical noise; Optical polarization; Solid lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fibre Technology/Australian Optical Society, 2006. ACOFT/AOS 2006. Australian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, VIC
Print_ISBN :
978-0-9775657-1-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-9775657-1-9
DOI :
10.1109/ACOFT.2006.4519328
