Title :
Unexpected properties of a laser resonator with volumetric Bragg grating end mirrors
Author :
Chung, Te-Yuan ; Smirnov, Vadim ; Hemmer, Michaël ; Glebov, Leon B. ; Richardson, Martin C. ; Bass, Michael
Author_Institution :
CREOL/Coll. of Opt. & Photonics/FPCE, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
Abstract :
A pair of nearly identical volumetric Bragg gratings held at different temperatures serving as the end mirrors of a Ti:sapphire laser made possible very narrow output linewidth and enabled easy optimization of the laser output.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; laser cavity resonators; laser mirrors; sapphire; solid lasers; titanium; Al2O3:Ti; laser resonator; mirrors; solid laser; volumetric Bragg grating; Bragg gratings; Holographic optical components; Holography; Laser tuning; Mirrors; Optical resonators; Reflectivity; Resonance; Solid lasers; Temperature; (050.7330) Volume holographic gratings; (140.3580) Lasers, solid-state; (140.3600) Lasers, tunable; (140.4780) Optical resonators; (230.1480) Bragg reflectors;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627580
