Polarization switching in a quasi-isotropic microchip Nd:YAG laser induced by optical feedback

doi:10.1088/1674-1056/19/2/024206

中国物理B ›› 2010, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (2): 24206-024206.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/19/2/024206

Polarization switching in a quasi-isotropic microchip Nd:YAG laser induced by optical feedback

任成, 谈宜东, 张书练

State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments, Department of Precision Instruments & Mechanology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China

收稿日期:2009-05-30 修回日期:2009-06-25 出版日期:2010-02-15 发布日期:2010-02-15
基金资助:
Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.~30870662).

Polarization switching in a quasi-isotropic microchip Nd:YAG laser induced by optical feedback

Ren Cheng(任成)^†, Tan Yi-Dong(谈宜东), and Zhang Shu-Lian(张书练)

State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments, Department of Precision Instruments & Mechanology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China

Received:2009-05-30 Revised:2009-06-25 Online:2010-02-15 Published:2010-02-15
Supported by:
Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.~30870662).

摘要/Abstract

摘要： This paper demonstrates the influence of external optical feedback on the polarization state of longitudinal modes in quasi-isotropic microchip Nd:YAG lasers. Under optical feedback, the polarization state of longitudinal modes in quasi-isotropic lasers relies strongly on the intracavity anisotropy loss and mode competition. When the intracavity anisotropy loss is small, external optical feedback can cause polarization switching and strong mode competition between two orthogonal linearly polarized eigenstates of one laser longitudinal mode, which leads to the distortion of laser intensity modulation waveform. The polarization switching is independent of the initial external cavity length. By increasing the intracavity anisotropy loss, one polarization eigenstate can be suppressed and the laser works in single-polarization state. A theoretical analysis based on the compound cavity model is presented, which is in good agreement with the experimental results. The results offer guidance to the development of laser feedback interferometers.

Abstract: This paper demonstrates the influence of external optical feedback on the polarization state of longitudinal modes in quasi-isotropic microchip Nd:YAG lasers. Under optical feedback, the polarization state of longitudinal modes in quasi-isotropic lasers relies strongly on the intracavity anisotropy loss and mode competition. When the intracavity anisotropy loss is small, external optical feedback can cause polarization switching and strong mode competition between two orthogonal linearly polarized eigenstates of one laser longitudinal mode, which leads to the distortion of laser intensity modulation waveform. The polarization switching is independent of the initial external cavity length. By increasing the intracavity anisotropy loss, one polarization eigenstate can be suppressed and the laser works in single-polarization state. A theoretical analysis based on the compound cavity model is presented, which is in good agreement with the experimental results. The results offer guidance to the development of laser feedback interferometers.

Key words: microchip Nd:YAG laser, optical feedback, polarization switching, laser feedback interferometer

中图分类号: (Doped-insulator lasers and other solid state lasers)

42.55.Rz

42.55.Sa (Microcavity and microdisk lasers) 42.65.Pc (Optical bistability, multistability, and switching, including local field effects)

任成, 谈宜东, 张书练. Polarization switching in a quasi-isotropic microchip Nd:YAG laser induced by optical feedback[J]. 中国物理B, 2010, 19(2): 24206-024206.

Ren Cheng(任成), Tan Yi-Dong(谈宜东), and Zhang Shu-Lian(张书练). Polarization switching in a quasi-isotropic microchip Nd:YAG laser induced by optical feedback[J]. Chin. Phys. B, 2010, 19(2): 24206-024206.

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