Numerical analysis of the output power of the injection-locked cw Ti:sapphire lasers

• Published in: Optics communications Vol. 284; no. 13; pp. 3378 - 3382
• Main Authors: Zhou, Qinghong, Chen, Linfang, Xu, Xinye
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 15.06.2011
• Subjects: Computational efficiency; Crystals; Guidelines; Holes; Injection-locking; Lasers; Mathematical models; Numerical analysis; Numerical methods; Optimization; Ring cavity; Ti:sapphire laser; Ti:sapphire laser; Ring cavity; Injection-locking; Numerical methods
• ISSN: 0030-4018; 1873-0310
• DOI: 10.1016/j.optcom.2011.03.018

The optimization analysis of the output power of the injection-locked cw Ti:sapphire lasers is presented based on the fact that the injection-locked and free-running lasers almost have the same maximum output power. With the modified Ti:sapphire laser model, the dependences of the threshold and slope efficiency on the ring cavity and crystal parameters are studied through the numerical calculations, which clarify the roles of various parameters in affecting the output power. Our calculated results are in good agreement with the reported experimental data for the laser at 756 nm. Therefore our numerically calculated results could be used as a guideline for designing and optimizing such kind of the lasers. ► Dependences of output power on various parameters in Ti:sapphire lasers are studied. ► The calculated results are in good agreement with the reported experimental data. ► The results can be used as a guideline for designing the Ti:sapphire lasers.