Single-frequency traveling-wave Nd:YAG laser
- 15 September 1972
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 21 (6), 265-267
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1654371
Abstract
Single‐frequency operation of a cw pumped Nd:YAG laser was achieved by using a ring cavity configuration containing a small differential loss. The resulting unidirectional traveling wave eliminated spatial hole burning, and the output of the laser was at a single frequency.Keywords
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