Fast Electro-Optic Wavelength Selection and Frequency Modulation in Solid State Lasers
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II Electro-optic devices permit rapid wavelength selection and high-bandwidth frequency modulation in single-frequency solid state lasers. Laser dynamics limits both the speed ofwavelength selection and the linearity offrequency modulation. The maximum speed of laser mode selection is determined by the buildup ofoscillation from spontaneous emission. For frequency modulation, the minimum fractional deviation from chirp linearity is the ratio of the cavity round-trip time to the duration of the chirp. Nd:YAG and Ti:Alz0 3 lasers built at Lincoln Laboratory have attained these theoretical limits.
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