SPATIAL BEAM CLEANUP OF A ND-YAG LASER OPERATING AT 1.06 MU-M WITH 2-WAVE MIXING IN RH-BATIO3

Authors
BRIGNON A HUIGNARD JP GARRETT MH MNUSHKINA I
Citation
A. Brignon et al., SPATIAL BEAM CLEANUP OF A ND-YAG LASER OPERATING AT 1.06 MU-M WITH 2-WAVE MIXING IN RH-BATIO3, Applied optics, 36(30), 1997, pp. 7788-7793
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Applied optics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00036935
Volume
36
Issue
30
Year of publication
1997
Pages
7788 - 7793
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-6935(1997)36:30<7788:SBCOAN>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
Spatial beam cleanup of a distorted cw Nd:YAG laser operating at lambd a = 1.06 mu m is demonstrated with two-wave mixing in an infrared-sens itive rhodium-doped barium titanate crystal. Because of the high coupl ing gain of our crystal, high efficiencies are achieved in agreement w ith the standard photorefractive model. (C) 1997 Optical Society of Am erica.