Effect of pump geometry on the generation efficiency of an alkali metal vapour laser

The influence of pump geometry on the generation efficiency of a transversely diode-pumped alkali metal vapour laser is studied theoretically. Analytical formulas describing the operation of a high-intensity laser with double-sided diode pumping in two orthogonal directions are obtained. It is shown...

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Published inQuantum electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.) Vol. 49; no. 2; pp. 103 - 110
Main Authors Parkhomenko, A.I., Shalagin, A.M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bristol Kvantovaya Elektronika, Turpion Ltd and IOP Publishing 01.02.2019
IOP Publishing
Subjects
alkali metal vapour laser
ALKALI METALS
atomic collisions
CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS
diode pumping
EFFICIENCY
GEOMETRY
High power lasers
Laser pumping
Lasers
METAL VAPOR LASERS
PUMPING
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Summary:The influence of pump geometry on the generation efficiency of a transversely diode-pumped alkali metal vapour laser is studied theoretically. Analytical formulas describing the operation of a high-intensity laser with double-sided diode pumping in two orthogonal directions are obtained. It is shown that the generation efficiency of an alkali metal vapour laser can be increased by 8% - 18% when switching from single-sided to double-sided pumping.
ISSN:1063-7818
1468-4799
DOI:10.1070/QEL16775