DocumentCode :
444422
Title :
Mode-locked ring lasers for the measurement of mirror backscattering
Author :
Navarro, M. ; Chalus, O. ; Diels, Jean-Claude
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., New Mexico Univ., Albuquerque, NM, USA
Volume :
2
fYear :
2005
fDate :
22-27 May 2005
Firstpage :
1248
Abstract :
When a mirror is inserted at the pulse crossing point in a mode-locked ring laser, its beat note characteristic shows a dead band proportional to the backscattering coefficient, which can be as low as 10-15.
Keywords :
backscatter; high-speed optical techniques; laser beams; laser mirrors; laser mode locking; optical variables measurement; ring lasers; sapphire; solid lasers; titanium; Al2O3:Ti; Ti:sapphire mode-locked ring laser; backscattering coefficient; beat note characteristics; dead band; mirror backscattering measurement; pulse crossing point; Backscatter; Laser mode locking; Lasers and electrooptics; Mirrors; Optical pulses; Optical scattering; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements; Pulse modulation; Ring lasers;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1549094
Filename :
1549094
Link To Document :
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