HIGH-SENSITIVITY 2-DIMENSIONAL OBSERVATION OF THERMAL BIREFRINGENCE COMPENSATION IN LASER-DIODE-PUMPED ND-GLASS LASER RODS

Authors
KIRIYAMA H SRINIVASAN N OHMI M YAMANAKA M IZAWA Y YAMANAKA T NAKAI S YAMANAKA C
Citation
H. Kiriyama et al., HIGH-SENSITIVITY 2-DIMENSIONAL OBSERVATION OF THERMAL BIREFRINGENCE COMPENSATION IN LASER-DIODE-PUMPED ND-GLASS LASER RODS, Optical review, 3(1), 1996, pp. 14-16
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Optical review → ACNP
ISSN journal
13406000
Volume
3
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
14 - 16
Database
ISI
SICI code
1340-6000(1996)3:1<14:H2OOTB>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
We measured the two-dimensional birefringence compensation in laser-di ode (LD) pumped Nd:glass (HAP4) laser rods with a high-sensitivity pol arimeter. The compensation was performed by inserting a 90 degrees qua rtz rotator between two identical LD pumped Nd:glass rods with conduct ive cooling. A considerable reduction of birefringence loss from 9.8% to less than 0.9% after compensation was observed.