Experimental and theoretical investigation of a nonlinear lensing effect observed in a Cr:LiSAF laser

Nicolas Passilly; Michael Fromager; Kamel Ait-Ameur; Richard Moncorge; Jean-Louis Doualan; Antoine Hirth; Greg Quarles

doi:10.1117/12.545009

1 September 2004 Experimental and theoretical investigation of a nonlinear lensing effect observed in a Cr:LiSAF laser

Nicolas Passilly, Michael Fromager, Kamel Ait-Ameur, Richard Moncorge, Jean-Louis Doualan, Antoine Hirth, Greg Quarles

Proceedings Volume 5460, Solid State Lasers and Amplifiers; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.545009
Event: Photonics Europe, 2004, Strasbourg, France

Abstract

An experiment has been performed to analyse a nonlinear lensing effect in a flashlamp pumped Cr³⁺:LiSAF laser which has been found to be adiverging lensing effect. The latter is due to the refrctive index change which is assumed to be proportional to the excited ion population. The corresponding constant of proportionality has been measured from the time variation of the laser pulses far-field divergence.

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Nicolas Passilly, Michael Fromager, Kamel Ait-Ameur, Richard Moncorge, Jean-Louis Doualan, Antoine Hirth, and Greg Quarles "Experimental and theoretical investigation of a nonlinear lensing effect observed in a Cr:LiSAF laser", Proc. SPIE 5460, Solid State Lasers and Amplifiers, (1 September 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.545009

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