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17 June 1993 Picosecond 2-um Tm:YAG laser
Joseph F. Pinto, Leon Esterowitz, Gregg H. Rosenblatt
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Proceedings Volume 1864, Solid State Lasers IV; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.146878
Event: OE/LASE'93: Optics, Electro-Optics, and Laser Applications in Scienceand Engineering, 1993, Los Angeles, CA, United States
Abstract
Continuous-wave modelocked operation of a Tm:YAG laser is demonstrated in the 2 micrometers wavelength region. The Tm:YAG laser is actively modelocked with an acousto-optic modulator to generate stable, transform-limited pulses of 35 picosecond duration at a repetition rate of 300 MHz.
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Joseph F. Pinto, Leon Esterowitz, and Gregg H. Rosenblatt "Picosecond 2-um Tm:YAG laser", Proc. SPIE 1864, Solid State Lasers IV, (17 June 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.146878
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KEYWORDS
Mode locking

Continuous wave operation

Modulators

Picosecond phenomena

Modulation

Amplitude modulation

Crystals

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