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Compensation of thermally induced depolarization in Faraday isolators for high average power lasers |
Optics Express, Vol. 19, Issue 7, pp. 6366-6376 (2011)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.19.006366
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Abstract
A compensation scheme for thermally induced birefringence in Faraday isolators is proposed. With the use of this scheme a 36-fold increase of the isolation degree was attained in experiment. A comparative analysis of the considered scheme and the earlier Faraday isolator schemes with high average radiation power is performed. A method for optimizing the earlier Faraday isolator scheme with birefringence compensation is developed.
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OCIS Codes
(140.6810) Lasers and laser optics : Thermal effects
(230.2240) Optical devices : Faraday effect
(260.1440) Physical optics : Birefringence
ToC Category:
Lasers and Laser Optics
History
Original Manuscript: January 10, 2011
Revised Manuscript: March 4, 2011
Manuscript Accepted: March 6, 2011
Published: March 21, 2011
Citation
Ilya Snetkov, Ivan Mukhin, Oleg Palashov, and Efim Khazanov, "Compensation of thermally induced depolarization in Faraday isolators for high average power lasers," Opt. Express 19, 6366-6376 (2011)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-19-7-6366
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