Title :
Compensation of laser thermal depolarization using free space
Author :
Morehead, James J.
Author_Institution :
JDSU Corp., San Jose, CA
Abstract :
Stress-induced birefringence in a single-transverse-mode YAG laser is well compensated simply by having the end mirror one Rayleigh range away from the gain.
Keywords :
light polarisation; mechanical birefringence; free space; laser thermal depolarization; single-transverse-mode YAG laser; stress-induced birefringence; Birefringence; Lenses; Optical polarization; Optical resonators; Optical retarders; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; Thermal conductivity; Thermal lensing; Thermal stresses; (140.3410) Laser resonators; (140.3580) Lasers, solid-state; (260.1440) Birefringence;
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.2006.4628484
