NOISE-REDUCTION IN A SYNCHRONOUSLY-PUMPED PICOSECOND DYE-LASER WITH A PHASE-CONJUGATE MIRROR

被引:10
作者
MCCARTHY, N
MAILHOT, S
CORMIER, JF
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[1] Equipe Laser et Optique Guidée, Centre d'Optique, Photonique et Laser, Département de Physique, Université Laval, Québec
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10.1016/0030-4018(92)90064-X
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
Noise reduction by more than 35 dB in the megahertz range has been observed in a synchronously-pumped mode-locked dye laser with a phase-conjugating external cavity. The noise reduction is accompanied by a lengthening of the laser pulse. Both effects occur for external cavities shorter than the laser cavity and for a wide range of cavity detuning. The phase-conjugate mirror offers the advantages of self-alignment of the external cavity and the ease to measure exactly the effective feedback level.
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