DocumentCode :
1136896
Title :
Second-harmonic enhancement using a self-locked 0.63-µ He-Ne laser
Author :
Thymian, David M. ; Carruthers, J.A.
Author_Institution :
Aerospace Division, Honeywell Company, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Volume :
5
Issue :
2
fYear :
1969
fDate :
2/1/1969 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
83
Lastpage :
86
Abstract :
Relative second-harmonic power generated in a non-linear crystal has been measured for a multimode He-Ne 0.63-μ laser source operating unlocked and in two different types of spontaneous locking. For the same average laser power the harmonic power was 2.15 times larger for 
pulsing than for 
pulsing, in good agreement with a predicted value of 2.18. The harmonic enhancement for pulsing compared with unlocked operation was 3.31, considerably lower than the analytic estimate of 4.2, indicating that significant interaction was present between the modes of the unlocked laser.
pulsing than for pulsing, in good agreement with a predicted value of 2.18. The harmonic enhancement for pulsing compared with unlocked operation was 3.31, considerably lower than the analytic estimate of 4.2, indicating that significant interaction was present between the modes of the unlocked laser.Keywords :
Frequency; Harmonic analysis; Laser mode locking; Laser modes; Laser theory; Optical pulse generation; Power generation; Power lasers; Power system harmonics; Pulse measurements;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9197
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1969.1075737
Filename :
1075737
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