Title :
Self-mode-locked unstable resonator copper vapor laser
Author :
Baik, Se Jong ; Im, Kiegon ; Lee, Hyung Jong ; Ryu, Young Tae
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Chonnam Nat. Univ., Kwangju, South Korea
Abstract :
We have studied a copper vapor laser equipped with unstable resonator optics and an intracavity beam splitter. The magnification of the present resonator configuration is as high as 60, and single transverse mode operation is practically supported in this system. We report on the laser output with near diffraction-limited beam divergence and a new observation of self-mode-locking behavior in the output pulses.
Keywords :
copper; gas lasers; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; laser modes; laser stability; light diffraction; optical beam splitters; Cu; Cu self-mode-locked unstable resonator vapor laser; intracavity beam splitter; laser output; near diffraction-limited beam divergence; output pulses; resonator configuration; self-mode-locking behavior; single transverse mode operation; unstable resonator optics; Copper; Laser beams; Laser mode locking; Laser modes; Mirrors; Optical beam splitting; Optical pulses; Optical resonators; Pulse measurements; Pump lasers;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
