Title :
Intracavity electrooptic frequency tuning, polarization switching, and Q-switching of a Nd:YAG laser oscillator
Author :
Carlson, Duane G. ; Siegman, Anthony E.
Author_Institution :
Stanford university, CAlifornia, Usa
fDate :
3/1/1968 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An intracavity voltage-tunable laser frequency and polarization selector consisting of a birefringent electrooptic crystal and a partial polarizer is presented. The polarization eigenmodes and eigenvalues of this system have been calculated and verified by experimental results showing electronic frequency tuning of a CW Nd:YAG laser over at least 130 GHz at 1.06 micron. Electronic polarization switching of the laser oscillation between orthogonal linear polarizations is also obtained.
Keywords :
Birefringence; Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; Frequency; Laser modes; Laser tuning; Lasers and electrooptics; Optical interferometry; Optical polarization; Optical resonators; Oscillators;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1968.1075032
