Simple Linear-cavity TEM00-mode Mode-locked Ruby Laser
Auteur : David L. Milam, R. A. Bradbury, E. S. Bliss
Date de publication : 1971
Éditeur : Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force
Nombre de pages : 5
Résumé du livre
The authors have designed a simple linear-cavity laser that is passively mode-locked, using a ruby rod only 2.5 mm in diameter and 75 mm long, and have obtained TEM(00)-mode operation. The rod itself is the limiting aperture of the field. The individual mode-locked pulses have energies of 0.2 to 0.3 mJ and are of 20 to 25 psec duration. The energy in the total pulse train is approximately 3 mJ. The probability of obtaining a cleanly locked pulse train exceeds 0.8. A further advantage inherent in the system is that the smooth beam profile minimizes the frequency of mirror damage. (Author).