Title :
Optically pumped caesium-freon laser
Author :
Zhdanov, B.V. ; Stooke, A. ; Boyadjian, G. ; Voci, A. ; Knize, R.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., US Air Force Acad., Colorado Springs, CO
Abstract :
A Cs vapour laser using Freon-14 as the buffer gas has been demonstrated. All operating parameters of this laser (threshold, output power, slope efficiency) are similar to a Cs laser operating with an ethane buffer gas. No contamination of the gain medium was observed at operating temperatures below 100 degC, while at higher temperatures such contamination appears and leads to lasing degradation.
Keywords :
caesium; contamination; gas lasers; laser beams; optical pumping; Cs; buffer gas; contamination; gain medium; laser output power; laser slope efficiency; laser threshold; lasing degradation; optically pumped caesium-Freon laser; vapour laser;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20081024
