• DocumentCode
    1076060
  • Title

    Tunable single-mode operation of a CO2TE laser by means of selective absorbers

  • Author

    Gundersen, M. ; Dougal, R.A. ; Jones, C.R. ; Telle, J.M.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
  • Volume
    15
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1979
  • fDate
    3/1/1979 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    125
  • Lastpage
    128
  • Abstract
    Tunable single-longitudinal-mode output of a pulsed TE CO2laser was obtained using several different intracavity selective absorbers. It was shown that tunable single-frequency operation could be obtained up to 300 MHz off line center. Tuning was achieved by changing the length of the laser cavity, by adjustment of the laser pressure, and by varying the absorber and absorber pressure. The method is simple and inexpensive and appears to be generally applicable to CO2laser transitions.
  • Keywords
    Carbon dioxide lasers; Laser absorbers; Laser tuning; Pulsed lasers; Frequency; Gas lasers; Laser mode locking; Laser modes; Laser transitions; Laser tuning; Local oscillators; Optical pulses; Tellurium; Tunable circuits and devices;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1979.1069985
  • Filename
    1069985
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1076060