Title :
Influence of minute self-absorption of volume Bragg grating working as laser mirrors
Author :
Waritanant, Tanant ; Chung, Te-Yuan
Author_Institution :
Int. Sch. of Eng., Chulalongkorn Univ., Bangkok, Thailand
Abstract :
A series of simulations and experiments were performed and confirmed minute self-absorption of volume Bragg grating (VBG) will influence the VBG reflection spectrum as it works as a laser mirror even for low power laser.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; gadolinium compounds; laser beams; laser mirrors; neodymium; reflectivity; solid lasers; GdVO4:Nd; VBG reflection spectrum; laser mirrors; low-power laser; minute self-absorption; volume Bragg grating; Absorption; Bragg gratings; Holographic optical components; Holography; Mirrors; Optical filters; Optical refraction; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Reflectivity; (090.7330) Volume holographic gratings; (140.3530) Lasers, neodymium; (140.6810) Thermal effects;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
