Title :
Lasing in Cs at 894 nm pumped by the dissociation of CsAr and CsKr excimers
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, USA
Abstract :
We describe the first demonstration of an atomic laser (Cs) pumped by photoexciting CsKr or CsAr excimers which subsequently dissociate. Photopumping atomic gas lasers with broadband diode lasers is now possible.
Keywords :
atom lasers; caesium; caesium compounds; gas lasers; optical pumping; photodissociation; Cs; CsAr; CsAr excimer; CsKr; CsKr excimer; atomic laser; broadband diode lasers; dissociation; photoexcitiation; pumping; wavelength 894 nm; Absorption; Atom lasers; Atomic beams; Diode lasers; Gas lasers; Laser excitation; Laser transitions; Pump lasers; Resonance; Satellites;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
