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A Linearly-Polarized Cesium Vapor Laser with Fundamental Mode Output and Low Threshold |
| LI Zhi-Yong1,2, TAN Rong-Qing1**, HUANG Wei1,2, XU Cheng3,4 |
1Department of High Power Gas Laser, Institute of Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190
2Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049
3Beijing Institute of Aerospace Control Devices, Beijing 100854
4Quantum Engineering Research Center, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, Beijing 100854
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LI Zhi-Yong, TAN Rong-Qing, HUANG Wei et al 2014 Chin. Phys. Lett. 31 044202 |
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Abstract We report a cesium vapor laser with fundamental mode output and a wavelength of 894 nm. The laser is pumped by a laser diode array with an external cavity of a holographic grating by using Littrow's structure. A slope efficiency of 22.4% is obtained by using a pumping source with a linewidth of 0.26 nm and 80 kPa methane as the buffer gas. The threshold pumping power is 1.56 W.
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Received: 20 December 2013
Published: 25 March 2014
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42.55.Lt
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(Gas lasers including excimer and metal-vapor lasers)
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42.55.Xi
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(Diode-pumped lasers)
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42.40.Eq
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(Holographic optical elements; holographic gratings)
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