MODE BEATING EFFECTS IN METAL VAPOR LASERS

Authors
HENTSCHEL RM BROWN DJW PIPER JA
Citation
Rm. Hentschel et al., MODE BEATING EFFECTS IN METAL VAPOR LASERS, Optics communications, 137(1-3), 1997, pp. 69-73
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Optics communications → ACNP
ISSN journal
00304018
Volume
137
Issue
1-3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
69 - 73
Database
ISI
SICI code
0030-4018(1997)137:1-3<69:MBEIMV>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
Observations of amplitude modulation in laser pulses emitted by a disc harge-excited Sr+ recombination laser are presented. The mechanism of mode-beating is proposed to account for such behaviour. Comparisons ar e made with previous reports of similar behaviour in a number of metal vapour laser systems, and suggestions that this phenomenon is the res ult of self mode-locking are examined.