Title :
Passive phase locking of 169 lasers
Author :
Ronen, E. ; Grinvald, E. ; Friesem, A.A. ; Davidson, N.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. of Complex Syst., Weizmann Inst. of Sci., Rehovot, Israel
Abstract :
We phase lock an array of 169 Nd:YAG lasers using Fourier filtering in a common degenerated resonator. We observe a wide variety of stable phase structures that are in exact agreement with calculated ones.
Keywords :
Fourier transform optics; laser arrays; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; laser stability; neodymium; optical filters; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; Fourier filtering; degenerated resonator; laser array; laser passive phase locking; stable phase structure; Filtering; Optical arrays; Phased arrays; Resonator filters; (140.3298);
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
