An efficient diode laser pumped Cs vapor amplifier has been demonstrated. Using a 2 cm long Cs vapor cell pumped by an 18 W laser diode array, an amplification factor of 145 for low power Cs laser radiation was achieved. Such an amplifier or chain of amplifiers can significantly simplify the use of
Highly efficient optically pumped cesium vapor laser
โ Scribed by B.V. Zhdanov; T. Ehrenreich; R.J. Knize
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 85 KB
- Volume
- 260
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0030-4018
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