Title :
Faraday isolators and Faraday mirrors for up to 10 kW average power based on slab geometry
Author :
Khazanov, Efim A.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Appl. Phys., Novgorod, Russia
Abstract :
It is shown that the use of slabs instead of rods enables the creation of Faraday devices operating at a multikilowatt power. Analytical dependences of thermally induced depolarization in Faraday devices on radiation power and on slab aspect ratio have been obtained.
Keywords :
Faraday effect; magneto-optical isolators; radiation; thermally stimulated currents; thermo-optical effects; Faraday devices; Faraday isolators; Faraday mirrors; average power; radiation power; rods; slab geometry; thermally induced depolarization; Geometry; Isolators; Laser beams; Magnetic analysis; Mirrors; Optical devices; Physics; Polarization; Slabs; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-748-2
