Title :
On using a blackbody source to pump a Cd+ photo-ionization laser
Author :
Tambay, Rekha ; Thareja, Raj K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Indian Inst. of Technol., Kanpur, India
fDate :
4/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We report laser oscillations in Cd II on the 4d9 5s2 2D5/2-4d10 5p 2P3/2 transition at 441.6 nm using a laser-produced tungsten plasma as a pumping source. The axial electron density is estimated using a Mach-Zehnder interferometer
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; cadmium; electron density; ion lasers; laser transitions; laser variables measurement; light interferometry; optical pumping; photoionisation; 441.6 nm; 4d9 5s2 2D5/2-4d10 5p 2P 3/2 transition; Cd; Cd II; Cd+ photo-ionization laser; Mach-Zehnder interferometer; axial electron density; blackbody source; laser oscillations; laser-produced tungsten plasma; pumping source; Electrons; Laser excitation; Laser transitions; Plasma sources; Plasma temperature; Plasma x-ray sources; Pump lasers; Surface emitting lasers; Tungsten; X-ray lasers;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
