• DocumentCode
    1074088
  • Title

    Figure of merit for some pulse laser applications

  • Author

    Hamal, K.

  • Author_Institution
    Faculty of Nuclear Science and Physical Engineering, Prague, Czechoslovakia
  • Volume
    14
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1978
  • fDate
    6/1/1978 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    409
  • Lastpage
    411
  • Abstract
    The application requirement on lasers can be expressed by a figure of merit. Born and Wolf separated the brightness and a time-bandwidth product of a light source. We examine some pulse laser applications and demonstrate that the ratio of the brightness and the spectral width defined as the spectral brightness can be used as a figure of merit for a laser source in most applications.
  • Keywords
    Bandwidth; Brightness; Frequency; Laser applications; Laser beams; Laser radar; Light sources; Optical pulses; Surface emitting lasers; Transmitters;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1978.1069805
  • Filename
    1069805
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1074088