Cesium vapor laser with transverse pumpi
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B.V. Zhdanov; M.K. Shaffer; J. Sell; R.J. Knize
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Article
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2008
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Elsevier Science
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English
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We have demonstrated a Cs vapor laser that utilizes fifteen laser diode arrays for transverse pumping of the gain medium. A maximum output power of 28 W was achieved with a total optical to optical efficiency of 14% and a slope efficiency of 15%. Transverse pumping allows scaling of such a laser sys