Manipulation of linearly polarized states in a diode-pumped YAG/Tm:YAG/YAG bulk laser

被引：11
作者：
Li, Yanying [1 ,3 ]
Chen, Weidong [1 ]
Lin, Haifeng [1 ,3 ]
Ke, Da [1 ]
Zhang, Ge [1 ]
Chen, Yung-Fu [2 ]
机构：
[1] Chinese Acad Sci, Fujian Inst Res Struct Matter, Key Lab Optoelect Mat Chem & Phys, Fuzhou 350002, Fujian, Peoples R China
[2] Natl Chiao Tung Univ, Dept Electrophys, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan
[3] Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China
来源：
OPTICS LETTERS | 2014年 / 39卷 / 07期
关键词：
TM-YAG; EFFICIENT; END;
D O I：
10.1364/OL.39.001945
中图分类号：
O43 [光学];
学科分类号：
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要：
We experimentally demonstrated the manipulation of 2 mu m linearly polarized states in a diode-pumped YAG/Tm: YAG/YAG laser with high polarization extinction ratio of 28 dB for the very first time to the best of our knowledge. A stable linearly polarized state of 2 mu m was achieved without using any specific intracavity optical polarization-selected elements. The unexpected phenomenon of tunable linear polarization directions was observed. Multidistinct linear polarization directions were experimentally obtained, including the peculiar case of switchable orthogonally linear polarization directions. (C) 2014 Optical Society of America
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