Title :
Magnetooptical switch for synchronization of CO2and red laser beams
Author :
Ahrenkiel, R.K. ; Thomas, S. ; Prinz, G.A. ; Krebs, J.J. ; Maisch, W.G.
Author_Institution :
University of California, Los Alamos, NM, USA
fDate :
3/1/1980 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Synchronization of CO2and red HeNe laser beams have been achieved by using a CO2laser to quench the ferrimagnetic Faraday effect in thin films of(CO, Cr, Fe)3O4and (CO, Cr, Fe)3O4which have a large Faraday effect at 6328 Å switching occurs in subnanosecond times.
Keywords :
Carbon dioxide lasers; Faraday effect; Laser beams; Magnetic switching; Magnetooptic materials/devices; Noble-gas lasers; Visible lasers; Absorption; Chromium; Faraday effect; Ferrimagnetic materials; Laser beams; Laser fusion; Magnetic switching; Optical films; Substrates; Switches;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1980.1070465
