• DocumentCode
    1073626
  • Title

    Frequency and amplitude characteristics of a high repetition rate hybrid TEA-CO2laser

  • Author

    Lachambre, Jean-Louis ; Lavigne, Pierre ; Verreault, Michel ; Otis, Gabriel

  • Author_Institution
    Defence Research Establishment Valcartier, Courceleete, Quebec, Canada
  • Volume
    14
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1978
  • fDate
    3/1/1978 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    170
  • Lastpage
    177
  • Abstract
    The envelope and frequency characteristics of the output pulse of a high repetition rate hybrid TEA-CO2laser are presented. Both the intrapulse and interpulse laser frequency stabilities are experimentally determined at repetition rates up to 300 Hz. The recovery of the CW laser signal following the generation of the TEA laser pulse is analyzed theoretically and experimentally. Short term reproducibilities of ±2 MHz are observed at a pulse repetition rate of 300 Hz with initial chirp rates of about 1.5 MHz/μs. Improvements and limits on power and repetition rate are discussed.
  • Keywords
    Chirp; Frequency; Laser stability; Laser theory; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Reproducibility of results; Signal analysis; Signal generators; Stability analysis;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1978.1069758
  • Filename
    1069758
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1073626