Output Power and Polarization Characteristics for a Diode-Side-Pumped Nd:YAG Rod Laser with a Diffusive Optical Pump Cavity
Applied Optics, Vol. 41, Issue 6, pp. 1082-1088 (2002)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.41.001082
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Abstract
We fabricated and analyzed the output power and polarization characteristics of an efficient diode- side-pumped Nd:YAG rod laser with a diffusive optical cavity. The resonator stability conditions are analyzed graphically in the symmetric and asymmetric configurations for a plane-parallel resonator. On the basis of an analysis of the stability condition and mode size for the r and θ polarizations, we clarify how the stable laser operation is possible for various resonator configurations. In particular, we show that the critical stability region of around g1*g2* = 0 provides a stable resonator in the symmetric resonator, even with a slight asymmetry. Experimentally, the output power and polarization characteristics are confirmed in association with the resonator stability condition.
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OCIS Codes
(140.3410) Lasers and laser optics : Laser resonators
(140.3480) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers, diode-pumped
(140.3530) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers, neodymium
Citation
Sungman Lee, Mijeong Yun, Hyun Su Kim, Byung Heon Cha, and Sungsoo Suk, "Output Power and Polarization Characteristics for a Diode-Side-Pumped Nd:YAG Rod Laser with a Diffusive Optical Pump Cavity," Appl. Opt. 41, 1082-1088 (2002)
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