• DocumentCode
    1352857
  • Title

    Polarizing grating mirror for CW Nd:YAG microchip lasers

  • Author

    Pigeon, F. ; Parriaux, O. ; Ouerdane, Y. ; Tishchenko, A.V.

  • Author_Institution
    Lab. TSI, Univ. Jean Monnet, Saint-Etienne, France
  • Volume
    12
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    2000
  • fDate
    6/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    648
  • Lastpage
    650
  • Abstract
    Using a quasi-extra-cavity grating together with a multilayer mirror, control of the polarization emitted by a semiconductor pumped Nd:YAG microchip laser at 1064-nm wavelength was demonstrated.
  • Keywords
    diffraction gratings; laser cavity resonators; laser mirrors; laser transitions; neodymium; optical multilayers; optical polarisers; solid lasers; 1064 nm; 1064-nm wavelength; CW Nd:YAG microchip lasers; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; multilayer mirror; polarization; polarizing grating mirror; quasi-extra-cavity grating; semiconductor pumped Nd:YAG microchip laser; Gas lasers; Gratings; Laser modes; Microchip lasers; Mirrors; Nonhomogeneous media; Optical polarization; Optical reflection; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/68.849072
  • Filename
    849072