Optical Kerr switching technique for the production of a picosecond, multiwavelength CO2 laser pulse.
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A wavelength-independent method for optical gating, based on the optical Kerr effect, has been demonstrated. Using this method, we produced 100-ps, 10-kW, two-wavelength pulses (10.3 and 10.6 microm) with a signal-to-background ratio contrast of 10(5) by slicing a long CO2 pulse. The capability of gating consecutive pulses separated on a picosecond time scale with this method is also shown.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Applied optics
دوره 41 18 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2002