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Title: Ultrashort pulse generation by Nd/sup 3 +/:glass and Nd/sup 3 +/:YAG lasers

Journal Article · · J. Opt. Soc. Am.; (United States)

By injecting single subnanosecond pulses into a latent ring-laser oscillator, it is possible to generate highly reproducible intense trains of short pulses from a solid-state laser. In this way, 12-psec pulses are available from a high-repetition-rate Nd/sup 3 +/:YAG laser, whereas Nd/sup 3 +/:phosphate glass reliably produces pulses of <3-psec duration. Further compression of the Nd/sup 3 +/:YAG laser pulses can be accomplished by the insertion of a passive phase modulator into the cavity, yielding pulses of > or =5-psec duration and >3-cm/sup -1/ bnadwidth.

Research Organization:
Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
OSTI ID:
6541741
Journal Information:
J. Opt. Soc. Am.; (United States), Vol. 71:5
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English