SELF MODE-LOCKING AND SATURATION PULSE SHARPENING IN A ROTATING MIRROR Q-SWITCHED CO2 LASER.

reportActive / Technical Report | Accession Number: AD0695425 | Need Help?

Abstract:

Observation of self mode-locked pulses with a rotating mirror Q-switched CO2 laser is reported. Pulses as short as 10 nsec, narrower than the normal CO2 linewidth limit, were obtained. The shortness of these pulses is attributed to saturation broadening of the pulse spectrum. Author

Author(s):
Marcus, S. ; Mccoy, John H.
Author Organization(s):
UNITED AIRCRAFT CORP EAST HARTFORD CONN RESEARCH LABS
Descriptive Note:
Technical rept.,
Pagination:
0013

Security Markings

DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
UAR-H263
Contract/Grant Number(s):
N00014-69-C-0308
Project Number(s):
NR-016-204
 Subject Terms
Communities of Interest:
No COI(s) Identified
Descriptor(s):
(*GAS LASERS, LIGHT PULSES), MIRRORS, CARBON DIOXIDE
Field(s)/Group(s):
Lasers and Masers
Keyword(s):
CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS, LASERS, Q SWITCHED LASERS
Report Date:
1969 Oct 01