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Single-frequency Ho:YAG nonplanar ring oscillator as a seed laser for next generation gravitational wave detectors

  • Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology

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Abstract

We report on the free-running characteristics of a monolithic Ho:YAG nonplanar ring oscillator (NPRO) for use as a seed laser. The solid-state laser is resonantly pumped by an in-house developed narrow linewidth thulium-doped fiber laser emitting at a wavelength of 1910 nm. We tested different laser crystal coatings to obtain different output power and wavelength properties. We achieve up to 53 mW output power at a wavelength of 2090 nm and up to 380 mW at 2122 nm with single-frequency operation while maintaining excellent beam quality and a high degree of linear polarization with a polarization extinction ratio (PER) of > 20 dB. The free-running laser shows a high power-stability over a broad frequency range, as evidenced by our relative intensity noise (RIN) analysis for frequencies from 1 mHz to 150 kHz.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSolid State Lasers XXXIV
Subtitle of host publicationTechnology and Devices
EditorsW. Andrew Clarkson, Ramesh K. Shori
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510684300
DOIs
StatePublished - 2025
Externally publishedYes
EventSolid State Lasers XXXIV: Technology and Devices 2025 - San Francisco, United States
Duration: 26 Jan 202527 Jan 2025

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume13341
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferenceSolid State Lasers XXXIV: Technology and Devices 2025
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Francisco
Period26/01/2527/01/25

Keywords

  • Gravitational Wave Detector
  • High Stability
  • Holmium
  • Low-Noise
  • Nonplanar Ring Oscillator
  • Single Frequency
  • Solid State Laser

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