Modulated Infrared Laser with Two Coupled Cavities.

Abstract

The intracavity modulated laser includes a main cavity and an adjacent coupled cavity with a gain cell in the main cavity and an electro-optic modulator in the coupled cavity, the cavities being coupled in such a way that the energy level in the coupled cavity during laser operation is much lower than that in the main cavity, and whereby the modulator can selectively affect the polarization of energy in accordance with a voltage applied there-to to selectively couple energy out of both cavities in a desired manner. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 30, 1982
Accession Number
ADD009682

Entities

People

  • Lanny M. Laughman
  • Peter P. Chenausky
  • Robert J. Mongeon
  • Robert J. Wayne

Organizations

  • United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Electro-Optic Modulators
  • Energy Levels
  • Infrared Lasers
  • Lasers
  • Modulators
  • Optical Equipment
  • Optical Modulators
  • Polarization

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy