• DocumentCode
    1074210
  • Title

    A simple first positive system nitrogen laser for use in optical fiber measurements

  • Author

    Franzen, Douglas L. ; Danielson, B.L. ; Day, G.W.

  • Author_Institution
    Electromagnetics Division, National Bureau of Standards, Boulder, CO, USA
  • Volume
    14
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1978
  • fDate
    6/1/1978 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    402
  • Lastpage
    404
  • Abstract
    A near infrared laser operating on several transitions of the first positive system of N2was developed for measurements associated with optical fibers. The laser features a simple, longitudinal, segmented design giving pulsewidths of 60 to 80 ns full width at half maximum (FWHM) and peak powers of over 600 W in the 0.86 to 0.89 μm region in addition to significant output near 1.04 and 1.23 μm. Backscatter-reflection returns from optical fibers have been obtained using the laser.
  • Keywords
    Boring; Fiber lasers; Gas lasers; Laser transitions; Mirrors; Nitrogen; Optical design; Optical fibers; Power lasers; Space vector pulse width modulation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1978.1069816
  • Filename
    1069816
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1074210