Generation of bandwidth-limited pulses from a TEA CO2 laser using p-type germanium
- 1 April 1974
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 24 (7), 306-307
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1655194
Abstract
Passive mode locking of a TEA CO2 laser using p‐type germanium as a saturable absorber is described. Pulses of about 0.5‐ns duration are obtained.Keywords
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