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CA918760A - Simultaneous transverse and longitudinal mode locking in a laser employing an active absorption cell - Google Patents

Simultaneous transverse and longitudinal mode locking in a laser employing an active absorption cell

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Publication number
CA918760A
CA918760A CA046769A CA46769A CA918760A CA 918760 A CA918760 A CA 918760A CA 046769 A CA046769 A CA 046769A CA 46769 A CA46769 A CA 46769A CA 918760 A CA918760 A CA 918760A
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Prior art keywords
longitudinal mode
absorption cell
mode locking
active absorption
laser employing
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CA046769A
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W. Smith Peter
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AT&T Corp
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Western Electric Co Inc
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/10—Controlling the intensity, frequency, phase, polarisation or direction of the emitted radiation, e.g. switching, gating, modulating or demodulating
    • H01S3/11—Mode locking; Q-switching; Other giant-pulse techniques, e.g. cavity dumping
    • H01S3/1106—Mode locking
    • H01S3/1109—Active mode locking
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/05—Construction or shape of optical resonators; Accommodation of active medium therein; Shape of active medium
    • H01S3/08—Construction or shape of optical resonators or components thereof
    • H01S3/08018—Mode suppression
    • H01S3/0804—Transverse or lateral modes
    • H01S3/0805—Transverse or lateral modes by apertures, e.g. pin-holes or knife-edges
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/10—Controlling the intensity, frequency, phase, polarisation or direction of the emitted radiation, e.g. switching, gating, modulating or demodulating
    • H01S3/106—Controlling the intensity, frequency, phase, polarisation or direction of the emitted radiation, e.g. switching, gating, modulating or demodulating by controlling devices placed within the cavity
    • H01S3/1061—Controlling the intensity, frequency, phase, polarisation or direction of the emitted radiation, e.g. switching, gating, modulating or demodulating by controlling devices placed within the cavity using a variable absorption device

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Lasers (AREA)
CA046769A 1968-06-18 1969-03-25 Simultaneous transverse and longitudinal mode locking in a laser employing an active absorption cell Expired CA918760A (en)

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US73788168A 1968-06-18 1968-06-18

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CA918760A true CA918760A (en) 1973-01-09

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US (1) US3581228A (xx)
BE (1) BE734616A (xx)
CA (1) CA918760A (xx)
CH (1) CH491515A (xx)
DE (1) DE1930013A1 (xx)
FR (1) FR2011132A1 (xx)
GB (1) GB1273786A (xx)
NL (1) NL6909155A (xx)
SE (1) SE358516B (xx)

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US3766498A (en) * 1972-04-06 1973-10-16 Ibm Method and apparatus for producing electromagnetic transient coherent effects
US4179194A (en) * 1976-02-02 1979-12-18 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy Electrically controllable wide angle of view optical notch filter
US5355246A (en) * 1988-10-12 1994-10-11 Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. Wavelength conversion device
US5251229A (en) * 1991-10-18 1993-10-05 Yale University Laser with reduced intensity fluctuations

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US3321714A (en) * 1963-09-24 1967-05-23 Bell Telephone Labor Inc Light modulating system

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SE358516B (xx) 1973-07-30
US3581228A (en) 1971-05-25
BE734616A (xx) 1969-12-01
GB1273786A (en) 1972-05-10
FR2011132A1 (xx) 1970-02-27
NL6909155A (xx) 1969-12-22
CH491515A (de) 1970-05-31
DE1930013A1 (de) 1970-01-02

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