Magic mode switching in Yb:CaGdAlO 4 laser under high pump power
Résumé
We present unique spatial-mode switching in a cw Yb:CALGO laser when pumped at a multihundred-watts power level. It permits us to automatically stabilize to a TEM 00 mode from a highly spatial multimode regime. This stabilization is achievable thanks to polarization-mode switching allowed by the particular spectroscopic and thermal properties of Yb:CALGO crystal. This atypical and unexpected behavior is studied in detail in this Letter and explained by analysis of the thermo-optical coefficients for CALGO.
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Optique [physics.optics]Origine | Fichiers produits par l'(les) auteur(s) |
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