Title :
100 W average power 10.6 µm isolator based on the interband Faraday effect in InSb
Author :
Tomasetta, L.R. ; Bicknell, W.E. ; Bates, D.H.
Author_Institution :
Rockwell International, Thousand Oaks, CA, USA
fDate :
5/1/1979 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A 10.6 μm isolator based on the interband magnetic optical effect in InSb has been tested to throughput levels of 100 W average power. The interband isolator figure of merit (rotation/loss) has been shown to be nearly a factor of two greater than the optimum free carrier effect isolator. Employment of the isolator at a 10.6 μm laser radar field site has resulted in the improvement of frequency stability and Doppler resolution.
Keywords :
Faraday effect; Indium materials/devices; Infrared isolators; Doppler radar; Employment; Faraday effect; Frequency; Isolators; Laser radar; Laser stability; Optical losses; Testing; Throughput;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1979.1070001
