DocumentCode
500537
Title
Selective TM01 and TE01 mode operation of Nd:YAG laser based on cavity stability incorporating thermal effects
Author
Ito, Akihiko ; Kozawa, Yuichi ; Sato, Shunichi
Author_Institution
Inst. of Multidiscipl. Res. for Adv. Mater., Tohoku Univ., Sendai, Japan
fYear
2009
fDate
2-4 June 2009
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
By varying the length of a flat-flat cavity, polarization selective operation of a Nd:YAG laser was achieved only in a stable region of either TM01 or TE01 mode based on cavity stability incorporating thermally effects.
Keywords
birefringence; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; laser modes; laser stability; neodymium; solid lasers; thermal lensing; TE01 mode operation; YAG:Nd; flat-flat cavity; laser cavity stability; polarization selective operation; solid laser; thermal birefringence; thermal effect; thermal lensing; Birefringence; Fiber lasers; Laser beams; Laser modes; Laser stability; Optical fiber polarization; Power generation; Pump lasers; Thermal lensing; Thermal stability; (140.3410) Laser resonators; (260.1440) Birefringence; (260.5430) Polarization;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
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
Type
conf
Filename
5225948
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