Title :
Optimisation considerations for measurement of weak thermal lensing in laser media
Author_Institution :
Bhabha Atomic Res. Centre, Bombay
fDate :
10/13/1988 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A solid-state laser medium is known to behave as a weak lens under the influence of thermal gradients generated due to the nonuniform heating and cooling of the laser host material. The authors show that the fractional change in optical power due to induced thermal lensing can be greatly increased by careful choice of the size and position of an out-of-focus aperture
Keywords :
laser variables measurement; lenses; nonlinear optics; solid lasers; aperture position; aperture size; laser host material; nonuniform cooling; nonuniform heating; optical power variation; out-of-focus aperture; solid-state laser medium; thermal gradients; weak thermal lensing;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
