• DocumentCode
    2232212
  • Title

    Thermally induced local-depolarization in thin YAG ceramics for high-power lasers

  • Author

    Oishi, Yu ; Dascalu, Traian ; Midorikawa, Katsumi ; Taira, Takunori

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. for Mol. Sci., Okazaki
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    4-9 May 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We investigate a spatially-distributed local-depolarization induced by thermal-birefringence for the power scaling in Nd:YAG ceramics. We found the variation of local-depolarization was dramatically increased when the thickness of ceramics becomes comparable to the grain size.
  • Keywords
    birefringence; ceramics; neodymium; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; YAG:Nd; grain size; high power lasers; power scaling; thermal birefringence; thermally induced local depolarization; thin YAG ceramics; Birefringence; Ceramics; Grain size; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Optical pumping; Polarization; Power lasers; Probes; Thermal conductivity; 140.3380 (Laser materials); 140.6810 (Thermal effects);
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-859-9
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    4571291
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2232212