Feedback-stabilized Nd:YLF amplifier system for generation of picosecond pulse trains of an exactly rectangular envelope

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 2020-2028

  Will, Ingo ^a,c,d,e   Liero, Armin ^a,f   Mertins, Dieter ^b,f   Sandner, Wolfgang ^a  

^a MAX BORN INSTITUT   (Germany)

^b Spektrum Laser Devmt Sales I   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^d TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^f ILMENAU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electron guns; Feedback systems; Laser amplifiers; Laser stability; Modelocked lasers; Photocathodes; Pulsed lasers; Solid lasers

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS; ELECTRON GUNS; FEEDBACK CONTROL; LASER MODE LOCKING; LASER PULSES; PHOTOCATHODES;

HIGH-CURRENT INSULATED GATE BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS; LASER STABILITY;

NEODYMIUM LASERS;

EID: 0032188384     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.720242     Document Type: Article

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