36 relations: Active laser medium, Argon, Chirp, Conjugate variables, Femtosecond, Frequency, Frequency comb, Hertz, Infrared, Ion, Ion laser, Joule, Kerr-lens modelocking, Laser, Laser construction, Laser pumping, Machining, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Mode-locking, Nd:YAG laser, Neodymium-doped yttrium lithium fluoride, Neodymium-doped yttrium orthovanadate, Nobel Prize in Physics, Nonlinear optics, Nuclear fusion, Picosecond, Quantum optics, Red, Sapphire, Second-harmonic generation, Spectral line, Titanium, Tunable laser, Ultrashort pulse, University of Rochester, Watt.
Active laser medium
The active laser medium (also called gain medium or lasing medium) is the source of optical gain within a laser.
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Argon
Argon is a chemical element with symbol Ar and atomic number 18.
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Chirp
A chirp is a signal in which the frequency increases (up-chirp) or decreases (down-chirp) with time.
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Conjugate variables
Conjugate variables are pairs of variables mathematically defined in such a way that they become Fourier transform duals, or more generally are related through Pontryagin duality.
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Femtosecond
A femtosecond is the SI unit of time equal to 10−15 or 1/1,000,000,000,000,000 of a second; that is, one quadrillionth, or one millionth of one billionth, of a second.
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Frequency
Frequency is the number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit of time.
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Frequency comb
An optical frequency comb is a laser source whose spectrum consists of a series of discrete, equally spaced frequency lines.
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Hertz
The hertz (symbol: Hz) is the derived unit of frequency in the International System of Units (SI) and is defined as one cycle per second.
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Infrared
Infrared radiation (IR) is electromagnetic radiation (EMR) with longer wavelengths than those of visible light, and is therefore generally invisible to the human eye (although IR at wavelengths up to 1050 nm from specially pulsed lasers can be seen by humans under certain conditions). It is sometimes called infrared light.
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Ion
An ion is an atom or molecule that has a non-zero net electrical charge (its total number of electrons is not equal to its total number of protons).
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Ion laser
An ion laser is a gas laser that uses an ionized gas as its lasing medium.
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Joule
The joule (symbol: J) is a derived unit of energy in the International System of Units.
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Kerr-lens modelocking
Kerr-lens modelocking (KLM) is a method of modelocking lasers via a nonlinear optical process known as the optical Kerr effect.
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Laser
A laser is a device that emits light through a process of optical amplification based on the stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation.
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Laser construction
A laser is constructed from three principal parts.
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Laser pumping
Laser pumping is the act of energy transfer from an external source into the gain medium of a laser.
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Machining
Machining is any of various processes in which a piece of raw material is cut into a desired final shape and size by a controlled material-removal process.
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MIT Lincoln Laboratory
The MIT Lincoln Laboratory, located in Lexington, Massachusetts, is a United States Department of Defense research and development center chartered to apply advanced technology to problems of national security.
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Mode-locking
Mode-locking is a technique in optics by which a laser can be made to produce pulses of light of extremely short duration, on the order of picoseconds (10−12 s) or femtoseconds (10−15 s).
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Nd:YAG laser
Nd:YAG (neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet; Nd:Y3Al5O12) is a crystal that is used as a lasing medium for solid-state lasers.
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Neodymium-doped yttrium lithium fluoride
Neodymium-doped yttrium lithium fluoride (Nd:YLF) is a lasing medium for arc lamp-pumped and diode-pumped solid-state lasers.
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Neodymium-doped yttrium orthovanadate
Neodymium-doped yttrium orthovanadate (Nd:YVO4) is a crystalline material formed by adding neodymium ions to yttrium orthovanadate.
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Nobel Prize in Physics
The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik) is a yearly award given by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences for those who conferred the most outstanding contributions for mankind in the field of physics.
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Nonlinear optics
Nonlinear optics (NLO) is the branch of optics that describes the behavior of light in nonlinear media, that is, media in which the dielectric polarization P responds nonlinearly to the electric field E of the light.
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Nuclear fusion
In nuclear physics, nuclear fusion is a reaction in which two or more atomic nuclei come close enough to form one or more different atomic nuclei and subatomic particles (neutrons or protons).
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Picosecond
A picosecond is an SI unit of time equal to 10−12 or 1/1,000,000,000,000 (one trillionth) of a second.
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Quantum optics
Quantum optics (QO) is a field of research that uses semi-classical and quantum-mechanical physics to investigate phenomena involving light and its interactions with matter at submicroscopic levels.
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Red
Red is the color at the end of the visible spectrum of light, next to orange and opposite violet.
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Sapphire
Sapphire is a precious gemstone, a variety of the mineral corundum, an aluminium oxide.
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Second-harmonic generation
Second harmonic generation (also called frequency doubling or SHG) is a nonlinear optical process in which two photons with the same frequency interact with a nonlinear material, are "combined", and generate a new photon with twice the energy of the initial photons (equivalently, twice the frequency and half the wavelength).
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Spectral line
A spectral line is a dark or bright line in an otherwise uniform and continuous spectrum, resulting from emission or absorption of light in a narrow frequency range, compared with the nearby frequencies.
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Titanium
Titanium is a chemical element with symbol Ti and atomic number 22.
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Tunable laser
A tunable laser is a laser whose wavelength of operation can be altered in a controlled manner.
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Ultrashort pulse
In optics, an ultrashort pulse of light is an electromagnetic pulse whose time duration is of the order of a picosecond (10−12 second) or less.
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University of Rochester
The University of Rochester (U of R or UR) frequently referred to as Rochester, is a private research university in Rochester, New York.
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Watt
The watt (symbol: W) is a unit of power.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ti-sapphire_laser