Variation in the coherence length of a phase conjugating oscillator

Authors
Anikeev, IY Munch, J
Citation
Iy. Anikeev et J. Munch, Variation in the coherence length of a phase conjugating oscillator, OPT COMMUN, 178(4-6), 2000, pp. 449-456
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Optics & Acoustics
Journal title
OPTICS COMMUNICATIONS
ISSN journal
00304018 → ACNP
Volume
178
Issue
4-6
Year of publication
2000
Pages
449 - 456
Database
ISI
SICI code
0030-4018(20000515)178:4-6<449:VITCLO>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
The coherence length of a Nd:YAG laser with an intra-cavity SBS cell has be en investigated interferometrically. It is shown that the coherence length decreases with increasing output pulse energy, and is limited by the pulse width when the pulse energy is much higher than the lasing threshold. Coher ence lengths as short as 16 mm have been measured for pulse widths of 50 ns and energies greater than or equal to 20 mJ. (C) 2000 Published by Elsevie r Science B.V. All rights reserved.