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Low cost active-active oscillator utilizing loss feedback control

D L Smith, J H Kelly, M J Shoup Iii

    Applied Optics
    |June 18, 2010
    PubMed
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    A novel, low-cost phosphate glass laser oscillator was developed using active mode-locking and Q-switching. This system efficiently produces high-energy, picosecond pulses by employing an acousto-optic feedback system to control relaxation oscillations.

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