title: Subnanosecond-pulse generation from an actively mode-locked XeCl laser.
abstract: Subnanosecond-pulse generation has been achieved in a UV preionized transverse-discharge XeCl laser by means of a direct active mode-locking technique by using an acousto-optic loss modulator in a novel configuration of the laser cavity. The pulse width was measured to be 660 psec, which was near the detection limit. This gave a pulse width of less than 500 psec when the response time of the detection system was taken into account.
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authors.lastname: Yamada
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authors.lastname: Hasama
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authors.lastname: Sato