GB2178891A - Birefringence compensation in polarisation coupled lasers - Google Patents

Birefringence compensation in polarisation coupled lasers

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GB2178891A
GB2178891A GB08615952A GB8615952A GB2178891A GB 2178891 A GB2178891 A GB 2178891A GB 08615952 A GB08615952 A GB 08615952A GB 8615952 A GB8615952 A GB 8615952A GB 2178891 A GB2178891 A GB 2178891A
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birefringence compensation
polarisation
coupled lasers
polarisation coupled
optical rotator
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James Richards
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/10—Controlling the intensity, frequency, phase, polarisation or direction of the emitted radiation, e.g. switching, gating, modulating or demodulating
    • H01S3/11—Mode locking; Q-switching; Other giant-pulse techniques, e.g. cavity dumping
    • H01S3/1123—Q-switching
    • H01S3/115—Q-switching using intracavity electro-optic devices
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/05—Construction or shape of optical resonators; Accommodation of active medium therein; Shape of active medium
    • H01S3/08—Construction or shape of optical resonators or components thereof
    • H01S3/08004—Construction or shape of optical resonators or components thereof incorporating a dispersive element, e.g. a prism for wavelength selection

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
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Abstract

A polarisation coupled laser having birefringence compensation in which a cavity defused between a pair of total reflectors (4-6) contains a circular laser rod (2), a polariser (1) and pockels cell (5), in which optical rotator means (3-4) (4-9) or (7-8) are formed at one end adjacent the laser rod (2) and include either an optical rotator (3) or a quarter (7) or half (9) wave plate.
GB08615952A 1984-11-09 1985-11-08 Birefringence compensation in polarisation coupled lasers Expired GB2178891B (en)

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AUPG806184 1984-11-09
PCT/AU1985/000274 WO1986003066A1 (en) 1984-11-09 1985-11-08 Birefringence compensation in polarisation coupled lasers

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GB8615952D0 GB8615952D0 (en) 1986-08-06
GB2178891A true GB2178891A (en) 1987-02-18
GB2178891B GB2178891B (en) 1988-07-06

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US3757249A (en) * 1972-02-15 1973-09-04 Atomic Energy Commission Q switched mode locked laser oscillator
US4305046A (en) * 1978-07-12 1981-12-08 Agence Nationale De La Valorisation De La Recherche (Anvar) Selective optical resonator
US4408334A (en) * 1981-03-13 1983-10-04 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy Waveplate for correcting thermally induced stress birefringence in solid state lasers
US4461009A (en) * 1981-09-15 1984-07-17 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy Output coupler for laser resonator

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