distributed feedback lasers;
dynamic holographic gratings;
refractive index and gain gratings in active media;
Nd : YAG laser;
D O I:
10.1117/12.308106
中图分类号:
O43 [光学];
学科分类号:
070207 ;
0803 ;
摘要:
New principles of distributed feedback lasers with cavity formed by refractive index gratings induced in the laser crystal by generating beams themselves have been discussed. Different geometries of the cavity (linear, loop and multi-loop) with Nd:YAG crystal have been investigated experimentally. The oscillator with a nonlinear mirror has displayed self-adaptivity to strong intracavity distortions. Generation of single transverse mode beams with near-diffraction limited quality in millisecond pulse-repetitive regime with 12W average power has been achieved in the oscillator with single Nd:YAG amplifier.