Optical properties and Faraday effect of ceramic terbium gallium garnet for a room temperature Faraday rotator

The optical properties, Faraday effect and Verdet constant of ceramic terbium gallium garnet (TGG) have been measured at 1064 nm, and were found to be similar to those of single crystal TGG at room temperature. Observed optical characteristics, laser induced bulk-damage threshold and optical scatter...

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Published inOptics express Vol. 19; no. 16; pp. 15181 - 15187
Main Authors Yoshida, Hidetsugu, Tsubakimoto, Koji, Fujimoto, Yasushi, Mikami, Katsuhiro, Fujita, Hisanori, Miyanaga, Noriaki, Nozawa, Hoshiteru, Yagi, Hideki, Yanagitani, Takagimi, Nagata, Yutaka, Kinoshita, Hiroo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.08.2011
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Summary:The optical properties, Faraday effect and Verdet constant of ceramic terbium gallium garnet (TGG) have been measured at 1064 nm, and were found to be similar to those of single crystal TGG at room temperature. Observed optical characteristics, laser induced bulk-damage threshold and optical scattering properties of ceramic TGG were compared with those of single crystal TGG. Ceramic TGG is a promising Faraday material for high-average-power YAG lasers, Yb fiber lasers and high-peak power glass lasers for inertial fusion energy drivers.
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ISSN:1094-4087
1094-4087
DOI:10.1364/oe.19.015181