OBSERVATION OF SPONTANEOUS MODE LOCKING IN A HIGH-PRESSURE CO2 LASER
- 1 December 1970
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 17 (11) , 474-476
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1653274
Abstract
Spontaneous mode locking has been observed in a high‐pressure CO2 laser. The mode‐locked pulses were found to be separated by 2L/c. Pulse separations as short as 11 nsec were achieved. The pulse shapes suggest that two axial cavity modes dominate the laser behavior.Keywords
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