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Active mode locking of a high pressure CW waveguide CO2 laser

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In this paper, we report on a new concept for active mode locking of lasers. It has been successfully applied to a cw waveguide CO2 laser and pulse widths as short as 2 ns have been obtained.

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  1. Laboratoire d'Optique Appliquée, Ecole Polytechnique-ENSTA, Centre de l'Yvette, F-91120, Palaiseau, France

    G. L. Bourdet, R. A. Muller, G. M. Mullot & J. Y. Vinet

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Bourdet, G.L., Muller, R.A., Mullot, G.M. et al. Active mode locking of a high pressure CW waveguide CO2 laser. Appl. Phys. B 44, 107–110 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00694202

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