High-Performance Solid-State and Fiber Lasers Controlled by Volume Bragg Gratings

Abstract

The paper is a survey of properties and applications of optical elements which are volume Bragg gratings (VBGs) recorded in photo-thermo-refractive (PTR) glass. These elements are narrow band filters that operate in spectral, angular and temporal domains. They provide spectral narrowing, stabilization and tuning of laser radiation; narrowing of divergence and beam steering; stretching, compression and temporal shaping of laser pulses, integration of different laser components in the same material and fabrication of monolithic solid state; and passive and active coherent combining along with high density spectral combining of fiber lasers.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA616014

Entities

People

  • Leonid Glebov

Organizations

  • University of Central Florida

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Beam Steering
  • Bragg Gratings
  • Distributed Feedback Lasers
  • Gratings (Spectra)
  • Laser Beams
  • Laser Components
  • Laser Diodes
  • Laser Pulses
  • Laser Resonators
  • Lasers
  • Light (Electromagnetic Radiation)
  • Optical Fiber Lasers
  • Optical Properties
  • Optics
  • Semiconductor Lasers
  • Semiconductors
  • Solid State Lasers

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy