Title :
Dynamic effects in microchip lasers
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Human & Information Sci., Tokai Univ., Kanagawa, Japan
Abstract :
This paper reviews recent results on three issues which are related to dynamic behaviors arising through short laser-cavity configurations inherent in laser-diode-pumped microchip solid-state lasers. These are (i) modal interference and high-speed modulation by asymmetric end-pumping, (ii) self-induced instability in multimode lasers operating on Λ-schemes and (II) real-time sound reproduction using self-mixing laser Doppler vibrometry.
Keywords :
Doppler measurement; high-speed optical techniques; laser cavity resonators; laser modes; light interference; measurement by laser beam; microchip lasers; optical modulation; optical pumping; vibration measurement; Λ-scheme; asymmetric end-pumping; high-speed modulation; laser-cavity configurations; laser-diode-pumped microchip solid-state lasers; modal interference; self-induced instability; self-mixing laser Doppler vibrometry; sound reproduction; Electrooptic modulators; Fiber lasers; Frequency control; Frequency division multiplexing; Laser stability; Laser tuning; Lasers and electrooptics; Microchip lasers; Optical control; Optical transmitters;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2003. EQEC '03. European
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7733-8
DOI :
10.1109/EQEC.2003.1314307
