MEASURING THE INTRACAVITY BIREFRINGENCE IN A GAS-LASER WITH NEUTRAL COUPLING

Authors
VANEIJKELENBORG MA SCHRAMA CA WOERDMAN JP
Citation
Ma. Vaneijkelenborg et al., MEASURING THE INTRACAVITY BIREFRINGENCE IN A GAS-LASER WITH NEUTRAL COUPLING, Optics communications, 124(5-6), 1996, pp. 462-468
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Optics communications → ACNP
ISSN journal
00304018
Volume
124
Issue
5-6
Year of publication
1996
Pages
462 - 468
Database
ISI
SICI code
0030-4018(1996)124:5-6<462:MTIBIA>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
We present a new method to determine the linear birefringence inside a laser cavity. We measure beat frequencies between orthogonally polari zed modes in the intensity noise spectrum; the novel aspect is that we employ a gain medium with neutral coupling. Measurements are performe d on the lambda = 2.026 mu m (J=1 --> J=1) HeXe laser transition.