Open AccessFormation of dynamic cavity in a self-starting high-average-power Nd:YAG laser oscillator
Author(s) -
О.Л. Антипов,
A.S. Kuzhelev,
D.V. Chausov
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.5.000286
Subject(s) - optics , laser , materials science , refractive index , grating , power (physics) , self pulsation , distributed feedback laser , injection seeder , physics , quantum mechanics
Self-organization of the dynamic cavity completed by holographic gratings in the novel laser oscillator was studied experimentally and numerically. A key role of the resonant grating of refractive index induced by generating beams in an Nd:YAG laser crystal was determined. Stabilization of the generated pulses and an increase in output power were achieved by use of a vibrating intracavity mirror.