Birefringence compensation in a barium nitrate Raman laser

Birefringence compensation in a barium nitrate Raman laser

We are investigating pulsed barium nitrate (Ba(NO/sub 3/)/sub 2/) lasers and amplifiers for an ozone lidar system. Previously, we reported that the visible output of a Raman laser, pumped by a Q-switched, frequency-doubled Nd:YAG laser at 532 nm, is slightly depolarized. In this paper, we present qu...

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Hauptverfasser: Lee, H.R., McCray, C.L., Chyba, T.H.
Format: Tagungsbericht
Sprache:eng
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Barium
Birefringence
Filters
Laser beams
Laser excitation
Laser theory
Polarization
Pump lasers
Stimulated emission
Stress
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Zusammenfassung:We are investigating pulsed barium nitrate (Ba(NO/sub 3/)/sub 2/) lasers and amplifiers for an ozone lidar system. Previously, we reported that the visible output of a Raman laser, pumped by a Q-switched, frequency-doubled Nd:YAG laser at 532 nm, is slightly depolarized. In this paper, we present quantitative depolarization measurements and demonstrate a simple technique to compensate for the crystal birefringence.
DOI:10.1109/CLEOPR.1999.817758