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Monolithic, unidirectional single-mode Nd:YAG ring laser

Thomas J. Kane, Robert L. Byer

Optics Letters · 1985 · 622 citations · 4 references

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Abstract

We have built a nonplanar ring oscillator with the resonator contained entirely within a Nd:YAG crystal. When the oscillator was placed in a magnetic field, unidirectional oscillation was obtained with a pump-limited, single-axial-mode output of 163 mW.

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