REGENERATIVE PULSATIONS IN AN INSB BISTABLE ETALON

被引:30
作者
MACKENZIE, HA
REID, JJE
ALATTAR, HA
ABRAHAM, E
机构
[1] Heriot-Watt Univ, Edinburgh, Scotl, Heriot-Watt Univ, Edinburgh, Scotl
关键词
LASERS; GAS; -; Applications;
D O I
10.1016/0030-4018(86)90175-6
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
Observations are presented of regenerative pulsation in an InSb etalon using a cw CO laser. The pulsations are consistent with competition between thermal and electronic nonlinearities and are governed by thermal time constants which are analysed. The role of noise in the system is also discussed.
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页码:181 / 186
页数:6
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