Title

Calculation of three-dimensional thermal-gradient-induced stress birefringence in slab lasers

Authors

Authors

Y. Chen; B. Chen;M. Bass

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Appl. Phys. B-Lasers Opt.

Keywords

Optics; Physics, Applied

Abstract

The thermal-gradient-induced stress birefringence and depolarization losses were reported previously for a Yb:YAG slab in which the plane-strain approximation applied. In this paper we present analyses of these phenomena applying a full three-dimensional treatment of deposited pump power and cooling in a Yb:YAG slab. We treat both straight-through and zigzag propagation and the cases of the slab length along the crystalline [1 1 1] and [1 1 0] axes. We also describe the losses in a slab with undoped Brewster ends and pump edges.

Journal Title

Applied Physics B-Lasers and Optics

Volume

81

Issue/Number

1

Publication Date

1-1-2005

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

75

Last Page

82

WOS Identifier

WOS:000230033800014

ISSN

0946-2171

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