Modeling a polarisation-bistable neodymium laser with a Cr/sup 4+/:YAG passive switch under the weak resonant radiation control

Author

Kir´yanov, A.V. ; Aboites, V. ; Il´ichev, N.N.

Author_Institution

Centro de Investigaciones en Optica, Leon, Mexico

Volume

2

fYear

1999

fDate

Aug. 30 1999-Sept. 3 1999

Firstpage

469

Abstract

The aim of the present paper is to report results of the novel theoretical simulations of a polarisation bistable Nd-doped laser passively Q-switched with a Cr/sup 4+/:YAG crystal, the polarisation state of which is controlled by an exterior manner. The basic idea stems from the possibility to change an initial relationship between the ground state populations of the Cr/sup 4+/ centers groups in a Cr/sup 4+/:YAG passive switch by means of CW radiation.

Keywords

Q-switching; laser cavity resonators; laser theory; light polarisation; neodymium; optical bistability; solid lasers; CW radiation; Cr/sup 4+/ centers groups; Cr/sup 4+/:YAG; Cr/sup 4+/:YAG passive switch; YAG:Cr; YAl5O12:Cr; ground state populations; passively Q-switched; polarisation bistable Nd-doped laser; polarisation state; polarisation-bistable neodymium laser; theoretical simulations; weak resonant radiation control; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Azimuth; Bleaching; Chromium; Laser modes; Neodymium; Optical control; Polarization; Stationary state; Switches;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1999. CLEO/Pacific Rim '99. The Pacific Rim Conference on

Conference_Location

Seoul, South Korea

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5661-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEOPR.1999.811524

Filename

811524