DocumentCode
2863142
Title
Experimental study of dispersion of thermally induced depolarization in laser ceramics
Author
Mukhin, Ivan ; Khazanov, Efim ; Palashov, Oleg
Author_Institution
Inst. of Appl. Phys.., Nizhny Novgorod
fYear
2006
fDate
21-26 May 2006
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
Spatial modulation of a laser beam is experimentally found at thermal depolarization in Nd:YAG ceramics. This effect, which was theoretically predicted earlier, is inherent in ceramics only and has no analogue in single crystals.
Keywords
ceramics; heat; light polarisation; neodymium; optical dispersion; optical modulation; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; YAG:Nd; laser beam spatial modulation; laser ceramics dispersion; thermal depolarization; thermally induced depolarization; Ceramics; Crystals; Glass; Grain size; Laser beams; Laser theory; Magnetic materials; Optical modulation; Polarization; Technical Activities Guide -TAG; (140.6810) Thermal effects; (160.3380) Laser materials;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
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
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627733
Filename
4627733
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