title: CO(2) Laser with Simultaneous Active and Passive Q-Switching.
abstract: Experiments were performed on a CO(2) laser using both saturable absorbing gas and slowly rotating mirror Q-switches. It was found that the saturating absorber essentially controls the pulse width and structure over a wide range of mirror rotation rates. A theoretical calculation is also reported. The CO(2) laser and the absorber were both assumed to be two-level systems.
authors.forename: O M
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Stafsudd
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ersoy
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pizzica