Demonstration of a metastable argon laser of 10 W by transverse pumping
Peng Lei,
Zegong Chen,
Yuanyi Shen
et al.
Abstract:Optically pumped metastable rare gas lasers have been extensively investigated as promising high-energy lasers. These systems employ discharge-excited metastable inert gases as the lasing medium. Following optical pumping, a buffer gas, typically helium, is introduced to facilitate a collisional population transfer to the p2[1/2]1 level, thereby establishing population inversion. To date, laser outputs in the watt level have been demonstrated. However, further power scaling crucially depends on the ability to … Show more
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