Depolarization degree of diode-pumped single-frequency monolithic ring Nd3+:YAG laser

Georgy D. Laptev; N. V. Chigarev; Ilya V. Golovnin; Dmitri Yu. Paraschuk

doi:10.1117/12.239860

6 May 1996 Depolarization degree of diode-pumped single-frequency monolithic ring Nd³⁺:YAG laser

Georgy D. Laptev, N. V. Chigarev, Ilya V. Golovnin, Dmitri Yu. Paraschuk

Proceedings Volume 2799, Atomic and Quantum Optics: High-Precision Measurements; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.239860
Event: International Conference on Coherent and Nonlinear Optics, 1995, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Abstract

For the first time depolarization degree of the diode-pumped monolithic ring Nd³⁺:YAG laser has been measured. The obtained value of depolarization degree equals 3 (DOT) 10^-3. It has been shown that the dominant mechanism of the intracavity losses and the output light depolarization is diffraction on random inhomogeneities of birefringence in the laser media.

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Georgy D. Laptev, N. V. Chigarev, Ilya V. Golovnin, and Dmitri Yu. Paraschuk "Depolarization degree of diode-pumped single-frequency monolithic ring Nd³⁺:YAG laser", Proc. SPIE 2799, Atomic and Quantum Optics: High-Precision Measurements, (6 May 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.239860

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