Abstract

Single short pulses were injected in TEA–CO₂ laser cavities made of two copper mirrors. Simultaneous longitudinal and transverse mode-locking was evidenced by periodic focusing of the internal short pulse. The focusing action could be eliminated by short train injection.

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Tunable mode and line selection by injection in a TEA CO₂ laser

Robert T. Menzies, Pierre H. Flamant, Michael J. Kavaya, and Eva N. Kuiper
Appl. Opt. 23(21) 3854-3861 (1984)

Simultaneous frequency stabilization and injection in a TEA–CO₂ oscillator

J.-L. Lachambre, G. Otis, and P. Lavigne
Appl. Opt. 17(7) 1015-1017 (1978)

Pulse code modulation of CO₂ TEA laser pulse

Neal T. Nomiyama, Rudolph G. Buser, and Robert S. Rohde
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Single-longitudinal-mode operation of a TEA CO₂ laser with a modified Fabry-Perot interferometer

G. Kovar, D. Larouche, M. Piche, and P. A. Belanger
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20-J nanosecond-pulse CO₂ laser system based on an injection-mode-locked oscillator

V. V. Apollonov, P. B. Corkum, R. S. Taylor, A. J. Alcock, and H. A. Baldis
Opt. Lett. 5(8) 333-335 (1980)