PULSE MODULATION OF AN ELECTRON INJECTION LASER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM,

Abstract

Amplitude modulation of gas lasers in CW operation are easily achievable in the audio frequency range either by modulation of the rf pump power or by electro-optical or piezoelectric modulators. In initial experiments a He-Ne gas laser (Spectra Physics Nr. 112) with hemispherical resonator arrangement emitting at 6328 was employed. Pump modulation allowed a modulation depth of the emitted coherent radiation of 100% with an average power output of three milliwatts. The light signal was collected in a 4 foot telescope (Questar) and received by an RCA 7265 photomultipler. This experimental system was used for the transmission of one audio channel.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1952
Accession Number
AD0608817

Entities

People

  • E. C. Bullwinkel
  • E. J. Schiel
  • J. F. Armara
  • R. E. Webb
  • R. R. Gammarino

Organizations

  • United States Army Communications-Electronics Command

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplitude Modulation
  • Audio Frequency
  • Coherent Radiation
  • Frequency
  • Gas Lasers
  • Lasers
  • Modulation
  • Modulators
  • Pulse Modulation
  • Radiation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electronics Engineering
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers
  • Microelectronics
  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster