• DocumentCode
    1129746
  • Title

    Mode locking the ruby laser

  • Author

    Mack, M.

  • Author_Institution
    United Aircraft Research Labs., East Hartford, CT, USA
  • Volume
    4
  • Issue
    12
  • fYear
    1968
  • fDate
    12/1/1968 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1015
  • Lastpage
    1016
  • Abstract
    The minimum obtainable pulse duration for a mode-locked ruby laser is the reciprocal linewidth, which amounts to approximately 2 ps. The present correspondence describes a system achieving this limit.
  • Keywords
    Gas lasers; Isotopes; Laser beams; Laser mode locking; Laser transitions; Lenses; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optimized production technology;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1968.1075017
  • Filename
    1075017