• 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