Title :
First demonstration of a diode-pumped gas (alkali vapor) laser
Author :
Page, Ralph H. ; Beach, Raymond J. ; Kanz, V. Keith ; Krupke, William F.
Author_Institution :
Lawrence Livermore Nat. Lab., CA
Abstract :
We report the first diode-pumped gas laser-rubidium vapor. A short cell charged with a Rb/ethane/He mixture pumped at 780 nm produced several mW in a near-confocal cavity. Issues involved in power-scaling will be discussed
Keywords :
gas lasers; gas mixtures; helium; laser cavity resonators; optical pumping; organic compounds; rubidium; 780 nm; He; Rb; Rb-ethane-He mixture; alkali vapor laser; diode-pumped gas laser; near-confocal cavity; power-scaled system; Atom lasers; Diodes; Gas lasers; Laser excitation; Laser transitions; Lasers and electrooptics; Optical refraction; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Semiconductor laser arrays;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.201815
