Mode locked laser light sources
US4665524A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 24, 1985 |
| Grant date | May 12, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 24, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01S3/136
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A mode-locked laser light source, i.e. a light source in which resonant longitudinal modes of the laser cavity are synchronized in phase to produce a pulsed laser output, is provided with an optical phase-lock loop, to lock the optical output pulse train to the mode-locking radio frequency drive signal. The invention provides a highly stable laser source for light pulses of picoseconds duration.
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