Title :
Pulse chirping in a Nd:YAG laser
Author_Institution :
Air Force Avionics Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH, USA
fDate :
6/1/1974 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The 1.06-μm output of a loss-modulation mode-locked and frequency-doubled Nd:YAG laser was examined using a microwave avalanche photodiode with a rise time of ∼40 ps, and a scanning Fabry-Perot. The pulses were found to be transform limited only in the case where the 0.53-μm output of the laser was suppressed. When conversion efficiency was restored, the spectrum exhibited narrowing, but the pulses were much wider than the transform limit, indicating the presence of chirping.
Keywords :
Avalanche photodiodes; Chirp; Frequency; Laser mode locking; Laser modes; Masers; Optical pulses; Phase measurement; Power harmonic filters; Solid lasers;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1974.1068189
