Unidirectional operation of a ring laser by resonating the diffracted beams in a travelling-wave acousto-optic modulator
Unidirectional operation of a ring laser by resonating the diffracted beams in a travelling-wave acousto-optic modulator
Enforcing unidirectional operation of a ring laser is an attractive way to obtain a single frequency output from a solid-state laser. Recent work suggests that a reliable way to achieve unidirectional operation is by using an intracavity traveling-wave acousto-optic (AO) modulator. The nonreciprocal behavior of this device is due to its traveling-wave nature, which causes the counterpropagating beams to suffer different diffraction losses - a consequence of the Bragg condition being satisfied at different angles of incidence for the counterpropagating beams.
Clarkson, W.A.
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Neilson, A.B.
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Hanna, D.C.
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1992
Clarkson, W.A.
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Neilson, A.B.
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Hanna, D.C.
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Clarkson, W.A., Neilson, A.B. and Hanna, D.C.
(1992)
Unidirectional operation of a ring laser by resonating the diffracted beams in a travelling-wave acousto-optic modulator.
Conference on Lasers & Electro-Optics (CLEO '92), Anaheim, Anaheim, CA, United States.
10 - 15 May 1992.
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Abstract
Enforcing unidirectional operation of a ring laser is an attractive way to obtain a single frequency output from a solid-state laser. Recent work suggests that a reliable way to achieve unidirectional operation is by using an intracavity traveling-wave acousto-optic (AO) modulator. The nonreciprocal behavior of this device is due to its traveling-wave nature, which causes the counterpropagating beams to suffer different diffraction losses - a consequence of the Bragg condition being satisfied at different angles of incidence for the counterpropagating beams.
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Published date: 1992
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Conference on Lasers & Electro-Optics (CLEO '92), Anaheim, Anaheim, CA, United States, 1992-05-10 - 1992-05-15
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/77389
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W.A. Clarkson
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A.B. Neilson
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D.C. Hanna
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