• DocumentCode
    1575068
  • Title

    Cs atomic laser pumped by dissociation of an excimer

  • Author

    Readle, Jason D. ; Wagner, Clark J. ; Verdeyen, Joseph T. ; Carroll, David L. ; Eden, J. Gary

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
  • fYear
    2008
  • Firstpage
    781
  • Lastpage
    782
  • Abstract
    We describe the first demonstration of an atomic laser (Cs) by photoexciting alkali-rare gas excimers which subsequently dissociate. Photopumping atomic gas lasers with broadband diode lasers is now possible.
  • Keywords
    atom lasers; caesium; dissociation; optical pumping; Cs; Cs atomic laser; excimer dissociation; photoexcitation; photopumping; Absorption; Atom lasers; Atom optics; Atomic beams; Diode lasers; Gas lasers; Laser excitation; Laser transitions; Pump lasers; Satellites;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2008. LEOS 2008. 21st Annual Meeting of the
  • Conference_Location
    Acapulco
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1931-9
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1932-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688853
  • Filename
    4688853