Abstract
A multiline spectrum is imposed by intrinsic birefringence in the laser emission of a prism tuned Ti:Sapphire laser, pumped by flashlamp. With certain polarization alignments, the broadband obtained with a tuning prism in the hemispherical cavity is split into 10-20 equally spaced lines of less then 0.05 nm each. The effect, with potential multiline multiplexing applications, is crucial in laser alignment, with implications in Brewster cut crystal processing. The effect produced by the intrinsic birefringence in Ti:Sapphire crystal combined with the polarization introduced by the dispersion prism in the cavity, is explained and calculated for different experimental cases. For specific applications, one may design the multiline spectral separation and the total number of lines of a specific Ti:Sapphire laser. These parameters can be set to permit tunability over a certain range.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 266-271 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering |
| Volume | 3110 |
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| State | Published - 1 Dec 1997 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 10th Meeting on Optical Engineering in Israel - Jerusalem, Israel Duration: 2 Mar 1997 → 2 Mar 1997 |
Keywords
- Birefringence
- Dispersion prism
- Hemispherical cavity
- Multiline
- Ti:Sapphire laser
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Computer Science Applications
- Applied Mathematics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering