Title :
Intracavity control of solid-state lasers using MEMS micromirrors
Author :
Paterson, Alan ; Bauer, Ralf ; Clark, Caspar ; Uttamchandani, Deepak ; Lubeigt, Walter
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
Abstract :
Active control of key laser output beam parameters, such as optical power and transverse intensity profile, of a continuous-wave (CW) Nd:YAG laser is reported. This was achieved by accurately controlling the surface profile of an intracavity MEMS micromirror through active control of its substrate temperature. An output power variation (>20%) and a significant modification of the transverse mode profile could be observed for a temperature variation of ~35 °C.
Keywords :
laser beams; laser cavity resonators; laser modes; micromirrors; neodymium; solid lasers; YAG:Nd; active control; continuous-wave Nd:YAG laser; intracavity MEMS micromirror; intracavity control; key laser output beam parameters; output power variation; solid-state lasers; substrate temperature; surface profile; transverse intensity profile; transverse mode profile; Laser beams; Laser modes; Micromechanical devices; Micromirrors; Power lasers; Solid lasers; Temperature control;
Conference_Titel :
Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics (OMN), 2014 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Glasgow
Print_ISBN :
978-0-9928-4140-9
DOI :
10.1109/OMN.2014.6924531
