title: Single-frequency diode-pumped Nd:YAG prism laser with use of a composite laser crystal.
abstract: A compact, stable, diode-pumped Nd:YAG laser suitable for high-power single-frequency operation is investigated theoretically as well as experimentally. Residual spatial hole burning has been eliminated with a unidirectional ring-laser design with a specially designed intracavity prism and a composite YAG laser crystal. A detailed Jones matrix analysis is performed, leading to design criteria for high loss difference and high-frequency stability.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, Building 309, DK-2800 Lyngby, Denmark.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pedersen
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Hansen
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Buchhave
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Skettrup