Laser Q-Spoiling Using an Exploding Film
- 1 April 1963
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Review of Scientific Instruments
- Vol. 34 (4) , 365-367
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1718366
Abstract
Q‐spoiling is observed when an easily vaporized absorbing film located within the resonant structure of a ruby laser is destroyed by initial stimulated emission. Two features of this new technique are operational simplicity and no severe power handling limitations. The resulting laser output is characterized by a single giant pulse of micro‐second duration whose rise time (in the 20‐ to 40‐nsec range) is at least as fast as reported for Q‐spoiling by Kerr‐cell shutters.Keywords
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