Demonstration of a Large-Aperture, Multi-kW Gas-Cooled Faraday Rotator

We demonstrate a large-aperture gas-cooled Faraday rotator designed to mitigate stress-induced depolarization in high-energy, high-power laser systems. Compensating for a surrogate depolarization plate at 3.3 kW, the rotator reduces the relative depolarized energy from 36% to 1%.

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Published in:	2023 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) pp. 1 - 2
Main Authors:	Batysta, Frantisek, Sistrunk, Emily, Vella, Anthony, Erdman, Emily, Novak, Jakub, Torrance, Mike, Mambourg, Joseph, Scerbak, David, Byrne, Conor, Rus, Bedrich, Spinka, Thomas M.
Format:	Conference Proceeding
Language:	English
Published:	OSA 01-05-2023
Subjects:	Apertures Electo-optic effects Gas lasers Power lasers Thermal stresses
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Summary:	We demonstrate a large-aperture gas-cooled Faraday rotator designed to mitigate stress-induced depolarization in high-energy, high-power laser systems. Compensating for a surrogate depolarization plate at 3.3 kW, the rotator reduces the relative depolarized energy from 36% to 1%.
DOI:	10.1364/CLEO_AT.2023.SM1D.1