INVESTIGATION OF THE TEMPORAL-MODULATION OF NANOSECOND REGIME CO2-LASER PULSES BY A CO2 AMPLIFIER

Authors
DEB P NUNDY U CHATTERJEE UK
Citation
P. Deb et al., INVESTIGATION OF THE TEMPORAL-MODULATION OF NANOSECOND REGIME CO2-LASER PULSES BY A CO2 AMPLIFIER, Infrared physics & technology, 36(6), 1995, pp. 1007-1016
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Optics,"Physics, Applied
Journal title
Infrared physics & technology → ACNP
ISSN journal
13504495
Volume
36
Issue
6
Year of publication
1995
Pages
1007 - 1016
Database
ISI
SICI code
1350-4495(1995)36:6<1007:IOTTON>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
The temporal characteristics of amplified nanosecond pulses have been investigated by computer simulations, as a function of input wavelengt hs, input pulse shape, pulse width and configuration of the amplifier itself. It was found that the pulse width and the steepness of the lea ding edge could be manipulated considerably by varying the above param eters. The change in the rise time could be varied to around 53%, whil e the FWHM, that changed by 32% with amplification, could be reduced d rastically by judiciously choosing the parameters.