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Title: Compact prisms for polarisation splitting of fibre laser beams

Abstract

Simple compact monoprisms for spatial splitting of polarised laser beams with relatively small diameters (no more than 1 mm) are considered. Prisms can be made of optically inactive CaCO{sub 3}, {alpha}-BaB{sub 2}O{sub 4} ({alpha}-BBO), LiIO{sub 3}, LiNbO{sub 3}, YVO{sub 4}, and TiO{sub 2} crystals known in polarisation optics. The exact solution of the Snell equation for the extraordinary wave reflected from a surface arbitrarily tilted to its wave vector is obtained. The analysis of variants of the solution allows the fabrication of prisms with any deviation angles of the extraordinary wave by preserving the propagation direction of the ordinary wave. Three variants of prisms are considered: with minimised dimensions, with the Brewster output of the extraordinary beam, and with the deviation of the extraordinary wave by 90{sup 0}. Calcite prisms with the deviation angles for the extraordinary beam {approx}19{sup 0} and 90{sup 0} are tested experimentally. (control of laser radiation parameters)

Authors:
;  [1]
  1. Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Fryazino, Moscow Region (Russian Federation)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
21470840
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 35; Journal Issue: 11; Other Information: DOI: 10.1070/QE2005v035n11ABEH009791; Journal ID: ISSN 1063-7818
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; CALCITE; CALCIUM CARBONATES; CRYSTALS; EXACT SOLUTIONS; LASER RADIATION; LASERS; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; NIOBATES; NIOBIUM OXIDES; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICS; PHOTON BEAMS; POLARIZATION; POLARIZED BEAMS; PRISMS; SURFACES; TITANIUM OXIDES; VANADATES; ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS; ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS; BEAMS; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CARBON COMPOUNDS; CARBONATE MINERALS; CARBONATES; CHALCOGENIDES; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; FIBERS; MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS; MINERALS; NIOBIUM COMPOUNDS; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; RADIATIONS; REFRACTORY METAL COMPOUNDS; TITANIUM COMPOUNDS; TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS; VANADIUM COMPOUNDS

Citation Formats

Davydov, B L, and Yagodkin, D I. Compact prisms for polarisation splitting of fibre laser beams. United States: N. p., 2005. Web. doi:10.1070/QE2005V035N11ABEH009791.
Davydov, B L, & Yagodkin, D I. Compact prisms for polarisation splitting of fibre laser beams. United States. https://doi.org/10.1070/QE2005V035N11ABEH009791
Davydov, B L, and Yagodkin, D I. 2005. "Compact prisms for polarisation splitting of fibre laser beams". United States. https://doi.org/10.1070/QE2005V035N11ABEH009791.
@article{osti_21470840,
title = {Compact prisms for polarisation splitting of fibre laser beams},
author = {Davydov, B L and Yagodkin, D I},
abstractNote = {Simple compact monoprisms for spatial splitting of polarised laser beams with relatively small diameters (no more than 1 mm) are considered. Prisms can be made of optically inactive CaCO{sub 3}, {alpha}-BaB{sub 2}O{sub 4} ({alpha}-BBO), LiIO{sub 3}, LiNbO{sub 3}, YVO{sub 4}, and TiO{sub 2} crystals known in polarisation optics. The exact solution of the Snell equation for the extraordinary wave reflected from a surface arbitrarily tilted to its wave vector is obtained. The analysis of variants of the solution allows the fabrication of prisms with any deviation angles of the extraordinary wave by preserving the propagation direction of the ordinary wave. Three variants of prisms are considered: with minimised dimensions, with the Brewster output of the extraordinary beam, and with the deviation of the extraordinary wave by 90{sup 0}. Calcite prisms with the deviation angles for the extraordinary beam {approx}19{sup 0} and 90{sup 0} are tested experimentally. (control of laser radiation parameters)},
doi = {10.1070/QE2005V035N11ABEH009791},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/21470840}, journal = {Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.)},
issn = {1063-7818},
number = 11,
volume = 35,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Nov 30 00:00:00 EST 2005},
month = {Wed Nov 30 00:00:00 EST 2005}
}