Conical refraction output from a Nd:YVO4 laser with an intracavity conerefringent element

R. Akbari; C. Howlader; K. A. Fedorova; G. S. Sokolovskii; E. U. Rafailov; A. Major

doi:10.1364/OL.44.000642

Conical refraction output from a Nd:YVO4 laser with an intracavity conerefringent element

R. Akbari, C. Howlader, K. A. Fedorova, G. S. Sokolovskii, E. U. Rafailov, A. Major

Aston Institute of Photonic Technologies (AiPT)

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A conical refraction (CR) laser based on an a-cut Nd:YVO4 laser was demonstrated. By using a KGW crystal as a CR element, a typical laser with a Gaussian intensity output profile was transformed into a laser with conically refracted output. The CR laser delivered 220 mW of output power for 500 mW of pump power. The separation of the laser gain medium and the CR element reduced the complexity of the pumping scheme, and resulted in the generation of well-behaved CR laser beams with outstanding quality. The presented approach is power scalable and offers a unique possibility of studying the transformation of a Gaussian laser mode into a conically refracted one in a laser cavity.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	642-645
Number of pages	4
Journal	Optics Letters
Volume	44
Issue number	3
Early online date	2 Jan 2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.44.000642
Publication status	Published - 28 Jan 2019

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Conical refraction output from a Nd:YVO4 laser with an intracavity conerefringent element

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