Construction of a Flashlamp-Pumped Dye Laser and an Acousto-Optic Modulator for Mode-Locking
Abstract
The design of a flashlamp-pumped dye laser capable of emitting light pulses 500 ns wide (FWHM) with a risetime of 300 ns is presented. The energy output in the visible region of light is 1 to 10mJ with an energy conversion efficiency of about 0.01% at a repetition rate of 30 pps. The design of an acousto-optic modulator used to mode-lock the dye laser by intracavity loss modulation is presented. The laser output for a given cavity length depends on the frequency and voltage applied to the modulator; a 10% - 100% modulated output can be obtained with 1 V rms - 20 V rms, whereas train of light pulses narrower than 0.8 ns (FWHM) can be obtained with 80 V rms.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1971
- Accession Number
- AD0728612
Entities
People
- D. A. Jennings
- D. L. Baldwin
Organizations
- National Institute of Standards and Technology