Title :
Characteristics of acoustooptic cavity dumping in a mode-locked laser
Author_Institution :
Radiation Inc., Melbourne, FL, USA
fDate :
2/1/1973 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
When an acoustooptic modulator is used for laser-cavity dumping, an amplitude modulation of the light output at twice the acoustic frequency can result. When the laser is also mode locked, this modulation can be readily observed with a relatively slow detector. In addition, the modulation can be utilized to increase the fraction of the light dumped from the laser.
Keywords :
Acoustic beams; Acoustic diffraction; Acoustic pulses; Amplitude modulation; Frequency; Laser mode locking; Laser theory; Optical modulation; Optical pulses; Pulse modulation;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1973.1077447
