Title :
Suppression of intensity noise in a diode-pumped Yb:YAG laser
Author :
Ishibashi, Chikako ; Notcutt, Mark ; Jun Je ; Hall, John L.
Author_Institution :
JILA, Colorado Univ., Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
We investigate the intensity noise of a 1.031 /spl mu/m diode-pumped Yb:YAG laser. An active feedback loop to reduce intensity noise by relaxation oscillation provided an intensity noise reduction of -40 dB was achieved.
Keywords :
laser feedback; laser noise; optical pumping; solid lasers; ytterbium; -40 dB; 1.031 mum; YAG:Yb; YAl5O12:Yb; active feedback loop; diode-pumped Yb:YAG laser; intensity noise suppression; relaxation oscillation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
