• DocumentCode
    1139693
  • Title

    Magnetooptic mode splitting in an anisotropic laser cavity

  • Author

    Chen, Di ; Enrique, G. ; Chang, I.C. ; Otto, G.

  • Author_Institution
    Honeywell Research Center, Hopkins, Minn.
  • Volume
    6
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1970
  • fDate
    5/1/1970 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    259
  • Lastpage
    262
  • Abstract
    The normal modes of an anisotropic laser resonator containing an intracavity Faraday rotator have been investigated. Below a threshold value of rotation, the Faraday cell rotates the electric field vector of the linearly polarized modes. Above this value, each axial mode splits into two elliptically polarized waves. The frequency difference of these modes is then dependent on the Faraday rotation angle. Experimental results obtained using a 3.39-μ He-Ne laser with two Brewster windows and a YIG intracavity Faraday cell are in agreement with the results calculated from a normal mode analysis.
  • Keywords
    Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Chirp modulation; Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; Frequency modulation; Laser modes; Laser transitions; Mirrors; Plasma measurements; Polarization; Solid state circuits;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1970.1076450
  • Filename
    1076450