<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">M. A. Dansson</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">M. Boisselle</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">M. A. Linne</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Michelsen, H. A.</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Complications to optical measurements using a laser with an unstable resonator: A case study on laser-induced incandescence of soot</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Applied Optics</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">laser resonator</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">LII</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">soot</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">unstable resonator</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2007</style></year></dates><number><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">33</style></number><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">46</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">8095-8103</style></pages><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;Temporal behavior of pulses from a Q-switched Nd:YAG laser with an unstable resonator can vary significantly with radial position in the beam.&amp;nbsp; Our laser provides pulses with position-dependent durations spanning 8-11.5 ns at 1064 nm and 7-10 ns at 532 nm.&amp;nbsp; Pulses emerge first and have the longest duration at the center of the beam; they are shorter (by up to 4 ns) and increasingly delayed (by up to 10 ns) with increasing radial distance from the center.&amp;nbsp; This behavior can have a dramatic effect on time-sensitive experiments, such as laser-induced incandescence of soot, if not taken into account.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment--&gt;&lt;!--EndFragment--&gt;</style></abstract><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">8095</style></section></record></records></xml>
