DocumentCode
1038785
Title
Alkali-vapor light sources as optical pumps for Nd:YAG lasers
Author
Bayha, William T. ; Creedon, John E. ; Schneider, Sol
Author_Institution
U. S. Army Electronics Command, Fort Monmouth, N. J.
Volume
17
Issue
8
fYear
1970
fDate
8/1/1970 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
612
Lastpage
616
Abstract
Pulse-operated light sources containing cesium, rubidium, potassium, sodium, and a sodium-rubidium mixture were evaluated for spectral output as optical pumps for Nd:YAG lasers. The results are compared with those obtained from conventional xenon and krypton flashlamps, The sodium-rubidium mixture has a maximum spectral-output efficiency over the four pumping regions of Nd:YAG that is twice as large as that of xenon, when operated under similar conditions of keep-alive field and pulse power. Sodium and potassium are highly competitive with both xenon and krypton. Cesium and rubidium appear attractive at low pressures (≅20 torr) and low pulse-power inputs (≅2 kW).
Keywords
Electron optics; Electron tubes; Electronic equipment testing; Light sources; Optical materials; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Pump lasers; Reservoirs; Xenon;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9383
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/T-ED.1970.17038
Filename
1476222
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