Title :
Laser mode locking by active external modulation
Author :
Garner, Kristine M. ; Massey, Gail A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., San Diego State Univ., CA, USA
fDate :
1/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Coupling of the longitudinal modes of an ultraviolet argon ion laser has been accomplished by actively modulating the light leaving the laser cavity and feeding back a portion through the output coupling mirror. The method involves no modification of the free-running laser. Several different acoustooptic devices were used to create amplitude and single sideband modulation, which resulted in different pulse train characteristics. A theoretical model of the system has been developed and is compared to the experimental results
Keywords :
acousto-optical devices; amplitude modulation; argon; feedback; ion lasers; laser accessories; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; mirrors; optical modulation; AM; Ar+; UV Ar+ ion laser; acoustooptic devices; active external modulation; amplitude modulation; feeding back; free-running laser; laser cavity; laser mode locking; longitudinal mode coupling; optical modulation; output coupling mirror; pulse train characteristics; single sideband modulation; Argon; Frequency; Gas lasers; Laser feedback; Laser mode locking; Laser modes; Laser theory; Mirrors; Optical coupling; Optical resonators;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
