DocumentCode
858535
Title
Energy and power considerations in injection and optically pumped lasers
Author
Yariv, Amnon
Author_Institution
Watkins-Johnson Company, Palo Alto, Calif.
Volume
51
Issue
12
fYear
1963
Firstpage
1723
Lastpage
1731
Abstract
The topics of power and energy output from lasers are treated. Both three- and four-level lasers are considered in the pulsed and continuous modes of operation. The theoretical power and energy estimates are compared, when possible, with experimental data.
Keywords
Atom lasers; Atomic beams; Energy states; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser theory; Laser transitions; Optical pumping; Power lasers; Pump lasers;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Proceedings of the IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9219
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/PROC.1963.2684
Filename
1444614
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