Title :
Single-mode Ti:sapphire laser enhancement by a novel resonator design
Author :
Gloster, L.A.W. ; Binks, D.J. ; King, T.A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Manchester Univ., UK
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Using a novel cavity architecture, we report significantly enhanced power and reduced threshold in a stable, single-longitudinal-mode (SLM) pulsed Ti:sapphire laser. The resonator incorporates a conventional grazing incidence cavity with an additional optic (zero-order mirror), which forms a coupled cavity in the form of a Michelson complex reflector.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; laser cavity resonators; laser mirrors; laser modes; optical design techniques; reflectivity; sapphire; solid lasers; titanium; Michelson complex reflector; cavity architecture; coupled cavity; grazing incidence cavity; laser resonator design; pulsed Ti:sapphire laser stability; reduced threshold; significantly enhanced power; single-longitudinal-mode; single-mode Ti:sapphire laser enhancement; zero-order mirror; Gratings; Holographic optical components; Holography; Laser theory; Mirrors; Optical coupling; Optical design; Optical pumping; Optical resonators; Reflectivity;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1996. CLEO '96., Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-443-2
