• DocumentCode
    444422
  • Title

    Mode-locked ring lasers for the measurement of mirror backscattering

  • Author

    Navarro, M. ; Chalus, O. ; Diels, Jean-Claude

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys. & Astron., New Mexico Univ., Albuquerque, NM, USA
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    22-27 May 2005
  • Firstpage
    1248
  • Abstract
    When a mirror is inserted at the pulse crossing point in a mode-locked ring laser, its beat note characteristic shows a dead band proportional to the backscattering coefficient, which can be as low as 10-15.
  • Keywords
    backscatter; high-speed optical techniques; laser beams; laser mirrors; laser mode locking; optical variables measurement; ring lasers; sapphire; solid lasers; titanium; Al2O3:Ti; Ti:sapphire mode-locked ring laser; backscattering coefficient; beat note characteristics; dead band; mirror backscattering measurement; pulse crossing point; Backscatter; Laser mode locking; Lasers and electrooptics; Mirrors; Optical pulses; Optical scattering; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements; Pulse modulation; Ring lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-796-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2005.1549094
  • Filename
    1549094
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=444422