title: Temperature-independent lasers using output couplers with temperature-dependent reflectivity.
abstract: The temperature dependence of the reflectivity of volume Bragg grating mirrors is shown to determine the performance of a solid-state laser. Mirrors with reflectivities that vary with temperature are then considered that make the temperature-independent operation of Nd:YAG (and other) lasers possible.
authors.affiliation: CREOL/College of Optics and Photonics, University of Florida, FL 32816, USA. teyuan@gmail.com
authors.forename: Te-yuan
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bass