Title :
Parasitic control of unidirectionality of ring laser resonators
Author :
Shardlow, P.C. ; Damzen, M.J.
Author_Institution :
Blackett Lab., Imperial Coll. London, London, UK
Abstract :
In this paper, we report a new method for inducing unidirectional operation of a ring laser by using a parasitic beam to suppress one of the cavity directions. This new mechanism is of interest as it reduces the complexity of unidirectional ring lasers and offers interesting potential for construction of high power SLM semiconductor and monolithic solid state ring lasers.
Keywords :
laser cavity resonators; optical control; ring lasers; solid lasers; cavity direction suppression; monolithic solid state ring laser; parasitic control; single longitudinal mode semiconductor; unidirectional ring laser resonator; Costs; Laser beams; Laser modes; Optical control; Power generation; Power lasers; Ring lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Solid lasers; Structural beams;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics 2009 and the European Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEO Europe - EQEC 2009. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4079-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4080-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-EQEC.2009.5196604
