DocumentCode
1068594
Title
A study of a forced mode locked CW dye laser
Author
Frigo, Nicholas J. ; Daly, T. ; Mahr, Herbert
Author_Institution
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
Volume
13
Issue
4
fYear
1977
fDate
4/1/1977 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
101
Lastpage
109
Abstract
A forced mode locked dye laser system capable of ultra-short pulse formation is examined experimentally, and the magnitudes and relative timing of the dye pulse, the pumping pulse, and the fluorescence are measured. Significant fast inversion loss of the gain medium is noted, and, for normal mode locked operation, only one pulse is observed to circulate in the cavity. A simplified model of the operation of the dye laser, based on a recent theory by Haus, is presented, and is seen to reproduce the main features of the experiment.
Keywords
Argon; Filters; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Laser theory; Mathematical model; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements; Pump lasers;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9197
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JQE.1977.1069297
Filename
1069297
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