A new technique is successfully used to analyze in real time the pulse-to-pulse fluctuations of mode size and time duration in a picosecond Nd:YAG laser. In particular we show that the pulse length (30 psec) of our active-passive mode-locked Nd:YAG laser is stable to within 10% when the cavityis perfectly tuned and the saturable absorber is fresh. This technique is experimentally shown to be effective and reliable for real-time analysis of the stability of ultrashort laser pulses undera broad range of experimental conditions.
Mode size and time duration fluctuations in a picosecond Nd:YAG laser / Cutolo, Antonello; Zeni, Luigi; Berardi, Vincenzo; Bruzzese, Riccardo; Solimeno, Salvatore; Spinelli, Nicola. - In: OPTICS LETTERS. - ISSN 0146-9592. - STAMPA. - 14:10(1989), pp. 494-496. [10.1364/OL.14.000494]
Mode size and time duration fluctuations in a picosecond Nd:YAG laser
CUTOLO, Antonello;Vincenzo Berardi;Nicola Spinelli
1989-01-01
Abstract
A new technique is successfully used to analyze in real time the pulse-to-pulse fluctuations of mode size and time duration in a picosecond Nd:YAG laser. In particular we show that the pulse length (30 psec) of our active-passive mode-locked Nd:YAG laser is stable to within 10% when the cavityis perfectly tuned and the saturable absorber is fresh. This technique is experimentally shown to be effective and reliable for real-time analysis of the stability of ultrashort laser pulses undera broad range of experimental conditions.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
