• DocumentCode
    1069168
  • Title

    An atomic Rydberg state 16-µ laser

  • Author

    Grischkowsky, Daniel R. ; Lankard, John R. ; Sorokin, Peter P.

  • Author_Institution
    IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA
  • Volume
    13
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1977
  • fDate
    6/1/1977 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    392
  • Lastpage
    396
  • Abstract
    A 16 μ laser operating on the 626-cm-1transition between the 6D_{3/2} \\rightarrow 7P_{1/2} states in potassium vapor has been demonstrated. This laser features an extremely high gain, a favorable branching ratio, and a laser-enhanced cascade process.
  • Keywords
    Atom lasers; Atomic beams; Gas lasers; Laser excitation; Laser transitions; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Pump lasers; Quantum cascade lasers; Recycling;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1977.1069350
  • Filename
    1069350