Reduction of timing fluctuations in a mode-locked Nd:YAG laser by electronic feedback

The timing fluctuations of a mode-locked Nd:YAG laser are reduced by electronic feedback. Timing fluctuations at rates of 50 to 250 Hz are reduced by more than 20 dB, the total timing fluctuations are reduced from 2.9 to 0.9 psec rms, and long-term drift is reduced to 0.5 psec/min. Applications incl...

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Published in:Optics letters 1986-10, Vol.11 (10), p.638-640
Main Authors: RODWELL, M. J. W, WEINGARTEN, K. J, BLOOM, D. M, BAER, T, KOLNER, B. H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Doped-insulator lasers and other solid state lasers
Exact sciences and technology
Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications)
Lasers
Optics
Other techniques and industries
Physics
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Summary:The timing fluctuations of a mode-locked Nd:YAG laser are reduced by electronic feedback. Timing fluctuations at rates of 50 to 250 Hz are reduced by more than 20 dB, the total timing fluctuations are reduced from 2.9 to 0.9 psec rms, and long-term drift is reduced to 0.5 psec/min. Applications include time-resolved probing experiments and synchronization of lasers.
ISSN:0146-9592
1539-4794
DOI:10.1364/ol.11.000638