MODE LOCKING OF A TRANSVERSELY EXCITED ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE CO2 LASER
- 1 November 1970
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 17 (9), 376-378
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1653442
Abstract
Mode locking of a transversely excited atmospheric‐pressure CO2 laser has been achieved through the use of a germanium acousto‐optic modulator. Subnanosecond pulse widths and peak powers in excess of 1 MW have been obtained.Keywords
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