Optically bistable N 2O-laser
Abstract
Optical bistability is found for an N 2O-laser with an intracavity NH 3-saturable absorber cell. Hysteretic dependence of the laser output power on the laser resonator Q, resonator length and the pressure of the saturable absorber was measured.
- Publication:
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Optics Communications
- Pub Date:
- July 1982
- DOI:
- 10.1016/0030-4018(82)90037-2
- Bibcode:
- 1982OptCo..42..291W
- Keywords:
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- Gas Lasers;
- Laser Stability;
- Nitrous Oxides;
- Optical Resonators;
- Hysteresis;
- Laser Outputs;
- Optical Properties;
- Oscillators;
- Photoabsorption;
- Lasers and Masers