Title :
Geometrical coupling effects in microchip laser array
Author :
Herisson, D. ; Thony, P. ; Rabarot, M. ; Marty, V.
Author_Institution :
CEA Technol. Avancees, Grenoble, France
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We present an optical analysis of an hexagonal array of Nd:YAG microchip lasers using a coupled mode theory. Each microchip laser is designed with a stable plano-spherical microcavity. The supermode theory is used to calculate the near and the far field of a conventional hexagonal cell of lasers and the results are extend to an infinite hexagonal array.
Keywords :
coupled mode analysis; laser arrays; laser stability; microcavity lasers; neodymium; solid lasers; Nd:YAG microchip lasers; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; conventional hexagonal cell; coupled mode theory; far field; geometrical coupling effects; hexagonal array; infinite hexagonal array; microchip laser array; near field; optical analysis; stable plano-spherical microcavity; supermode theory; Coupled mode analysis; Geometrical optics; Laser modes; Laser stability; Laser theory; Microcavities; Microchip lasers; Optical arrays; Optical coupling; Optical design;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2000. Conference Digest. 2000 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nice
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6319-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2000.910335
