Title :
Pump-probe measurements of induced-absorption birefringence in Cr/sup 4+/:YAG at 1.064 /spl mu/m
Author :
Green, R.P.M. ; Camacho-Lopez, S. ; Damzen, M.J.
Author_Institution :
Blackett Lab., Imperial Coll. of Sci., Technol. & Med., London, UK
Abstract :
Summary form only given. In this work, we present detailed saturation measurements of a sample of Cr/sup 4+/:YAG (obtained from Union Carbide) using pulses from a Nd:YAG laser at 1.06 /spl mu/m wavelength. As well as measuring the saturable transmission as a function of the fluence and polarization orientation of a saturating optical field, we also monitor the transmission of a weak probe pulse whose polarization can be varied independently of the strong pump pulse.
Keywords :
birefringence; chromium; laser transitions; laser variables measurement; light polarisation; optical pumping; optical saturable absorption; solid lasers; 1.06 mum; Cr/sup 4+/:YAG; IR Nd:YAG laser pulses; Nd:YAG laser; Union Carbide; YAG:Cr; YAl5O12:Cr; induced-absorption birefringence; polarization orientation; pump-probe measurements; saturable transmission; saturating optical field; saturation measurements; strong pump pulse; weak probe pulse; Birefringence; Chromium; Monitoring; Optical polarization; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optical saturation; Pulse measurements; Pump lasers; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1996. CLEO '96., Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-443-2
