A fast scalable switching technique for high-power CO2 laser radiation
- 15 December 1975
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 27 (12) , 680-682
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.88336
Abstract
Fast switching of high-power 10-μm radiation by reflection from optically induced carriers in polycrystalline germanium has been demonstrated. Initial studies carried out with a single-mode TEA CO2 laser and a 2-nsec ruby laser pulse have resulted in the generation of synchronized ∼2-nsec pulses of 0.69- and 10-μm wavelength. Potential applications of this technique include the selection of single high-energy pulses from the mode-locked output of large-aperture CO2 lasers.Keywords
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