POLARIZATION SWITCHING IN A MICROCHIP NDYAG LASER USING POLARIZED FEEDBACK

Authors
BESNARD P JIA XL DALGLIESH R MAY AD STEPHAN G
Citation
P. Besnard et al., POLARIZATION SWITCHING IN A MICROCHIP NDYAG LASER USING POLARIZED FEEDBACK, Journal of the Optical Society of America. B, Optical physics, 10(9), 1993, pp. 1605-1609
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Journal of the Optical Society of America. B, Optical physics → ACNP
ISSN journal
07403224
Volume
10
Issue
9
Year of publication
1993
Pages
1605 - 1609
Database
ISI
SICI code
0740-3224(1993)10:9<1605:PSIAMN>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
Lasers that are almost optically isotropic may operate on more than on e polarization mode. Here we report on the polarization states of micr ochip YAG lasers, their control by polarized feedback, and the dynamic s of the polarization flips. Switching and polarization relaxation osc illations are observed, both of which are much faster than the inverse of the population decay rate.