Observation of pulsating instabilities and chaos in a transversely excited atmospheric pressure CO 2 laser
Abstract
We report on the observation of transverse mode induced instability and chaos in a TEA CO 2 laser for a homogeneous to inhomogeneous line broadening ration of ∼ 75:1. Such irregular pulsations are however found to be absent for multiaxial single transverse mode (TEM 00) operation of the laser.
- Publication:
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Optics Communications
- Pub Date:
- March 1986
- DOI:
- 10.1016/0030-4018(86)90416-5
- Bibcode:
- 1986OptCo..57..193B
- Keywords:
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- Carbon Dioxide Lasers;
- Chaos;
- Laser Stability;
- Multimode Resonators;
- Pulsed Lasers;
- Tea Lasers;
- Laser Modes;
- Laser Outputs;
- Spectral Line Width;
- Transverse Waves;
- Lasers and Masers