Frequency Tuning and Chirping of a Pulsed CO2 Laser by an Intracavity Prism |
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| Authors: | I. Golub Y. Beaudoin S.L. Chin |
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| Affiliation: | Université Laval, Département de Physique , Laboratoire de Recherches en Optique et Laser , Québec, Canada , G1K 7P4 |
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| Abstract: | Abstract Based on results of TEA-CO2 laser-frequency tuning by an intracavity dispersive prism, the feasibility of CO2 laser-frequency chirping by a nonlinear intracavity prism or due to self-bending effects is discussed. The proposed scheme is shown to be superior to other nonlinear optics methods for CO2 laser-frequency chirping. |
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