DocumentCode
354883
Title
Rapid acousto-optic tuning of CO/sub 2/ lasers
Author
Thompson, D.C. ; Busch, G.E. ; Zaugg, T.J. ; Wilson, C.W.
Author_Institution
Div. of Chem. Sci. & Technol., Los Alamos Nat. Lab., NM, USA
fYear
1996
fDate
2-7 June 1996
Firstpage
241
Lastpage
242
Abstract
Summary form only given. Laser systems for use in differential absorption lidar (DIAL) can benefit from CO/sub 2/ laser acoustooptical tuning. A pair of acousto optical devices (AODs) are inserted into the laser cavity. Two devices are needed to cancel the frequency shift introduced by each deflector, which would otherwise rapidly shift the light in the cavity out of resonance with the laser line.
Keywords
acousto-optical deflectors; carbon compounds; gas lasers; laser accessories; laser tuning; measurement by laser beam; optical radar; remote sensing by laser beam; CO/sub 2/; CO/sub 2/ laser acoustooptical tuning; CO/sub 2/ lasers; acousto optical devices; deflector; differential absorption lidar; frequency shift; laser cavity; laser line resonance; laser systems; rapid acousto-optic tuning; Chemical lasers; Diodes; Gratings; Laser theory; Laser tuning; Optical tuning; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Spectroscopy;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1996. CLEO '96., Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-443-2
Type
conf
Filename
864617
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