DocumentCode :
1096584
Title :
The self-injected nonmode-locked picosecond laser
Author :
Cruz, C.H.Brito ; De Martini, F. ; Mataloni, P.
Author_Institution :
Departamento de Elettronica Quantica, Instituto de Fisica UNICAMP, Campinas, Brazil
Volume :
19
Issue :
4
fYear :
1983
fDate :
4/1/1983 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
573
Lastpage :
577
Abstract :
A new type of laser which generates picosecond pulses is presented. 6 ps, ∼ 1 GW, 3 pps, 
m in a single pulse are obtained with good stability. Accurate timing of the pulses can be achieved, and no external pulse selection is required. In our laser, the pulse does not develop from quantum noise, but is the result of a nonlinear frequency and time processing in the cavity of a seed pulse that is coherent from the beginning of the shortening process. We believe that the remarkable characteristics of pulse stability are at least partially due to these considerations in coherence.
m in a single pulse are obtained with good stability. Accurate timing of the pulses can be achieved, and no external pulse selection is required. In our laser, the pulse does not develop from quantum noise, but is the result of a nonlinear frequency and time processing in the cavity of a seed pulse that is coherent from the beginning of the shortening process. We believe that the remarkable characteristics of pulse stability are at least partially due to these considerations in coherence.Keywords :
Neodymium:YAG lasers; Neodymium:glass lasers; Optical pulse compression; Pulsed lasers; Laser mode locking; Laser stability; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Production; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse compression methods; Timing;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9197
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1983.1071886
Filename :
1071886
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