Electro-optic mode-locking of the iodine photodissociation laser
- 1 April 1976
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics E: Scientific Instruments
- Vol. 9 (4) , 287-290
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3735/9/4/014
Abstract
Active mode-locking of the 1.315 mu m iodine photodissociation laser oscillator has been carried out using a KD*P crystal electro-optic modulator. This modulator provides a 100% depth of modulation of cavity losses which enables bandwidth limited mode-locked pulses to be obtained. Several laser gases have been investigated and pulsewidths down to 300 ps obtained without added buffer gas. The mode-locked pulsewidths have been used to obtain values of the relative pressure broadening parameters, which for CF3I, C2F5I and C3F7I are in the ratio of 1:1.13:1.34. The performance of the system suggests that mode-locked pulsewidths down to 50 ps should be obtainable with additional broadening by buffer gases.Keywords
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