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Acousto-optically induced unidirectional operation of a ring laser a feedback mechanism

Acousto-optically induced unidirectional operation of a ring laser a feedback mechanism
Acousto-optically induced unidirectional operation of a ring laser a feedback mechanism
A second mechanism for acousto-optically induced unidirectional operation of a ring laser has been identified and demonstrated experimentally. The mechanism involves feeding back the diffracted wave thus restoring to its original frequency and direction via a second diffraction from the travelling-wave acousto-optic modulator. Since the feedback resonance condition is different for the two counter-propagating waves of the ring laser they experience a loss difference which results in unidirectional operation via this method a very large loss difference can be achieved with negligible insertion loss.
0030-4018
365-370
Clarkson, W.A.
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Neilson, A.B.
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Hanna, D.C.
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Clarkson, W.A.
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Neilson, A.B.
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Hanna, D.C.
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Clarkson, W.A., Neilson, A.B. and Hanna, D.C. (1992) Acousto-optically induced unidirectional operation of a ring laser a feedback mechanism. Optics Communications, 91 (56), 365-370. (doi:10.1016/0030-4018(92)90361-T).

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A second mechanism for acousto-optically induced unidirectional operation of a ring laser has been identified and demonstrated experimentally. The mechanism involves feeding back the diffracted wave thus restoring to its original frequency and direction via a second diffraction from the travelling-wave acousto-optic modulator. Since the feedback resonance condition is different for the two counter-propagating waves of the ring laser they experience a loss difference which results in unidirectional operation via this method a very large loss difference can be achieved with negligible insertion loss.

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Published date: 1992

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Local EPrints ID: 78528
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/78528
ISSN: 0030-4018
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Author: W.A. Clarkson
Author: A.B. Neilson
Author: D.C. Hanna

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