Frequency-modulated Nd:YAG laser
- 15 April 1991
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Optics Letters
- Vol. 16 (8) , 578-580
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ol.16.000578
Abstract
A frequency-modulated, single-mode Nd:YAG laser has been constructed that tunes up to 12 GHz. The laser incorporates a LiTaO3 electro-optic phase modulator with acoustic damping to provide a tuning sensitivity of 12 MHz/V and linear voltage-to-frequency conversion. A frequency excursion of 1.2 GHz has been generated with a rise time of 0.6 ns.Keywords
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