OBSERVATION OF SPONTANEOUS MODE LOCKING IN A HIGH-PRESSURE CO2 LASER

D. L. Lyon, E. V. George, H. A. Haus

Applied Physics Letters · 1970 · 21 citations · 6 references

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Abstract

Spontaneous mode locking has been observed in a high-pressure CO2 laser. The mode-locked pulses were found to be separated by 2L/c. Pulse separations as short as 11 nsec were achieved. The pulse shapes suggest that two axial cavity modes dominate the laser behavior.

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