DocumentCode
2264429
Title
Great reduction of depolarization loss by use of a [110]-cut YAG crystal
Author
Shoji, I. ; Taira, T.
Author_Institution
Laser Res. Center, Inst. for Molecular Sci., Okazaki, Japan
fYear
2002
fDate
24-24 May 2002
Firstpage
178
Abstract
Summary from only given. A number of techniques have been suggested to compensate the depolarization, which have been applied exclusively for [111]-cut YAG crystals. We report intrinsic reduction of depolarization without any compensation using Nd:YAG medium cut other than [111].
Keywords
light polarisation; neodymium; optical losses; optical materials; solid lasers; stimulated emission; Nd:YAG laser medium; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; bifocusing; depolarization; depolarization loss; high beam-quality solid-state lasers; high-power solid-state lasers; thermally induced birefringence; Birefringence; High power amplifiers; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Photoelasticity; Polarization; Solid lasers; Thermal conductivity; Thermal expansion; Thermal loading;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2002. CLEO '02. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location
Long Beach, CA, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-706-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2002.1033587
Filename
1033587
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