Title :
Oversaturation of high-gain CO2lasers
Author :
Fournier, Gérard ; Pigache, Daniel
Author_Institution :
Office National d´´Etudes et de Recherches Aérospatiales, Châtillion, France
fDate :
10/1/1973 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Sophisticated numerical calculations have been made of the optical power densities available in electric CO2lasers. For high values of the vibrational temperature of the ν3mode (> 1000 K), they give values 25 percent lower than those obtained by the classical gain-saturation formula. This oversaturation effect may also exist in other types of lasers.
Keywords :
Electron emission; Energy exchange; Equations; Helium; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Optical saturation; Power lasers; Quantum well lasers; Temperature;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1973.1077395
