DocumentCode
1129134
Title
Self-Q-switching of ruby lasers at 77°K
Author
Szabo, Alex ; Erickson, Lyndon E.
Author_Institution
National Research Council, Ontario, Canada
Volume
4
Issue
10
fYear
1968
fDate
10/1/1968 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
692
Lastpage
698
Abstract
Self- 
-switching of a ruby laser rod at 77°K is reported. Detailed studies indicate that the basic mechanism involved is a saturable-absorber process achieved by shielding a particular part of the rod from the pump. An essential feature is that a non-uniform cavity photon density is required to achieve saturable-absorber -switching by unpumped laser atoms. Measurement of the pulse growth from noise and other pulse parameters is in reasonably good agreement with the saturable-absorber giant-pulse theory.
-switching of a ruby laser rod at 77°K is reported. Detailed studies indicate that the basic mechanism involved is a saturable-absorber process achieved by shielding a particular part of the rod from the pump. An essential feature is that a non-uniform cavity photon density is required to achieve saturable-absorber -switching by unpumped laser atoms. Measurement of the pulse growth from noise and other pulse parameters is in reasonably good agreement with the saturable-absorber giant-pulse theory.Keywords
Fabry-Perot; Laser modes; Laser noise; Laser theory; Nitrogen; Optical pulses; Pulse measurements; Pump lasers; Surface emitting lasers; Temperature;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9197
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JQE.1968.1074951
Filename
1074951
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