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High-Sensitivity Two-Dimensional Observation of Thermal Birefringence Compensation in Laser-Diode Pumped Nd: Glass Laser Rods

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We measured the two-dimensional birefringence compensation in laser-diode (LD) pumped Nd:glass (HAP4) laser rods with a high-sensitivity polarimeter. The compensation was performed by inserting a 90° quartz rotator between two identical LD pumped Nd:glass rods with conductive cooling. A considerable reduction of birefringence loss from 9.8% to less than 0.9% after compensation was observed.

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  1. Masato Ohmi

    Present address: Department of Allied Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Osaka University, 1-20, Machikaneyama, Osaka, 560, Japan

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  1. Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, 2-6, Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka, 565, Japan

    Hiromitsu Kiriyama, Narayanan Srinivasan, Masato Ohmi, Masanobu YAMANAKA, Yasukazu Izawa, Tatsuhiko Yamanaka & Sadao Nakai

  2. Institute for Laser Technology, 2-6, Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka, 565, Japan

    Chiyoe Yamanaka

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Kiriyama, H., Srinivasan, N., Ohmi, M. et al. High-Sensitivity Two-Dimensional Observation of Thermal Birefringence Compensation in Laser-Diode Pumped Nd: Glass Laser Rods. OPT REV 3, 14–16 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10043-996-0014-9

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