Title :
Simple technique for compensation of stress-induced birefringence in high-power diode-end-pumped lasers
Author :
Clarkson, W.A. ; Felgate, N.S. ; Hanna, D.C.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We describe an alternative technique for reducing the effects of stress-induced birefringence, suitable for use in end-pumped solid-state lasers. We have applied this technique to a 946-nm Nd:YAG laser end-pumped by a 20-W diode-bar. Our approach utilizes only a single quarter-wave plate located in the small gap between the pump incoupling mirror and the Nd:YAG rod shown.
Keywords :
birefringence; compensation; infrared sources; laser transitions; neodymium; optical pumping; solid lasers; 20 W; 946 nm; Nd:YAG laser; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; diode-bar; high-power diode-end-pumped lasers; laser mirrors; laser transitions; pump incoupling mirror; single quarter-wave plate; stress-induced birefringence compensation; Birefringence; Diodes; Laser excitation; Optical polarization; Optical propagation; Optical retarders; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; Thermal stresses;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1998. CLEO 98. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-339-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.1998.675922
