ISSN:
1432-0649
Keywords:
07.60
;
07.65
;
42.60
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract A sync-pumped cw dye laser system has been used to produce subpicosecond pulses. Pulses as short as 0.7 ps, assuming a single-sided exponential pulse shape, were observed. A set of experiments was performed to investigate the origin and effects of noise in the sync-pumped system. A digital and an analog feedback loop have been designed to optimize the pulse width. The noise has been lowered by 10 dB for frequencies up to 10 kHz; long-term drift is also controlled by this method. A four-stage dye laser amplifier, pumped by a Nd:YAG laser which operates at a 10-Hz repetition rate, is synchronized electronically to the dye-laser picosecond pulses. A gain of 3×106 has been achieved.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00686361
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