DocumentCode
1066451
Title
Generation of frequency-controlled nanosecond and picosecond optical pulses by high-gain parametric amplification
Author
Massey, Gail A. ; Johnson, Joel C. ; Elliot, R.
Author_Institution
Oregon Graduate Center, Beaverton, OR, USA
Volume
12
Issue
2
fYear
1976
fDate
2/1/1976 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
143
Lastpage
147
Abstract
An ADP parametric amplifier pumped by the 266-nm fourth harmonic of 
-switched or mode-locked Nd lasers has been used to produce nanosecond or picosecond pulses at a number of wavelengths across the visible spectrum. The input signal to the parametric amplifier was obtained either from pulsed parametric fluorescence passed through a Fabry-Perot (FP) filter, or from CW noble gas lasers. Peak powers to 60 kW and pulse lengths of the order of 10 ps have been generated by amplifying the beam from a CW He-Ne laser.
-switched or mode-locked Nd lasers has been used to produce nanosecond or picosecond pulses at a number of wavelengths across the visible spectrum. The input signal to the parametric amplifier was obtained either from pulsed parametric fluorescence passed through a Fabry-Perot (FP) filter, or from CW noble gas lasers. Peak powers to 60 kW and pulse lengths of the order of 10 ps have been generated by amplifying the beam from a CW He-Ne laser.Keywords
Frequency; Gas lasers; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Neodymium; Optical amplifiers; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Power harmonic filters; Pulse amplifiers;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9197
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JQE.1976.1069093
Filename
1069093
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