DocumentCode
2685710
Title
Thermal analysis in Faraday rotator for use of the high-average power solid-state laser driver
Author
Yasuhara, R. ; Furukawa, Hiroshi ; Fukumoto, Yasutaka ; Matsumoto, Osamu ; Kawashima, T. ; Kanabe, T.
Author_Institution
Inst. of Laser Eng., Osaka Univ., Japan
Volume
2
fYear
2003
fDate
15-19 Dec. 2003
Abstract
We calculated temperature distribution and measured thermally induced birefringence in Faraday glass under laser-light loading. Detailed computation results and experimental results are presented, which will be useful when designing the thermally compensated Faraday rotator.
Keywords
Faraday effect; birefringence; driver circuits; optical glass; solid lasers; temperature distribution; thermal analysis; Faraday rotator; high-average power solid-state laser driver; laser-light loading; temperature distribution; thermal analysis; thermally induced birefringence; Difference equations; Glass; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Optical design; Photonics; Power engineering and energy; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Solid lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2003. The 5th Pacific Rim Conference on
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7766-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEOPR.2003.1277296
Filename
1277296
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