Title :
Birefringence compensation in a barium nitrate Raman laser
Author :
Lee, H.R. ; McCray, C.L. ; Chyba, T.H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Hampton Univ., VA, USA
fDate :
Aug. 30 1999-Sept. 3 1999
Abstract :
We are investigating pulsed barium nitrate (Ba(NO/sub 3/)/sub 2/) lasers and amplifiers for an ozone lidar system. Previously, we reported that the visible output of a Raman laser, pumped by a Q-switched, frequency-doubled Nd:YAG laser at 532 nm, is slightly depolarized. In this paper, we present quantitative depolarization measurements and demonstrate a simple technique to compensate for the crystal birefringence.
Keywords :
Raman lasers; barium compounds; birefringence; compensation; light polarisation; optical pumping; optical radar; solid lasers; 532 nm; Ba(NO/sub 3/)/sub 2/; Q-switched; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; barium nitrate Raman laser; birefringence compensation; crystal birefringence; depolarization measurements; frequency-doubled Nd:YAG laser; ozone lidar system; pulsed Ba(NO/sub 3/)/sub 2/ lasers; slightly depolarized; visible output; Barium; Birefringence; Filters; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Polarization; Pump lasers; Stimulated emission; Stress;
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
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.1999.817758
