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Influence of argon laser parameters on mode-locking conditions

V. A. Danilov, S. A. Zenchenko, G. V. Sharonov, T. I. Shevchik


Abstract: An experimental study was made of active mode-locking in an argon laser and the mode-locking range was calculated. The time dependences and the spectral characteristics of the radiation emitted by a multimode laser were investigated as a function of the detuning of the modulation frequency from the intermode beat frequency and also as a function of the rate of pumping of the active medium. The influence of the active medium gain on the width of the mode-locking region and on the shift of the optimal mode-locking frequency was studied. Multipulse operation was investigated.

UDC: 621.373.018.756:621.373.029.67

PACS: 42.55.Hq

Received: 08.01.1981

 English version: Soviet Journal of Quantum Electronics, 1981, 11:12, 1634–1636

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