• DocumentCode
    1095442
  • Title

    Small-signal gain and saturation parameter of a transverse-flow CW oxygen-iodine laser

  • Author

    Watanabe, Kazuhiro ; Kashiwabara, Shigeru ; Sawai, Kiyokazu ; Toshima, Shigetada ; Fujimoto, Ryozo

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electrical Engineering, National Defense Academy, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
  • Volume
    19
  • Issue
    11
  • fYear
    1983
  • fDate
    11/1/1983 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1699
  • Lastpage
    1703
  • Abstract
    The small-signal gain and saturation parameter of a transverse-flow CW oxygen-iodine laser have been experimentally obtained for the first time from output power measurements made as a function of the cavity losses without using a CW probe laser. These measurements typically yield \\alpha _{0} \\simeq 0.045 m-1and I_{s} \\simeq 0.44 kW/cm2for a Cl2flow rate of 1.4 \\times 10^{-3} mol/s with an I2flow rate of 4 \\times 10^{-6} mol/s. The dependences of the small-signal gain and saturation parameter have been also found on the Cl2flow rate. These behaviors are qualitatively explained by a simple two-level model.
  • Keywords
    CW lasers; Gas lasers; Infrared lasers; Iodine materials/devices; Atom lasers; Chemical lasers; Ducts; Gain measurement; Laser modes; Power generation; Power lasers; Power measurement; Probes; Pump lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1983.1071774
  • Filename
    1071774
    • Link To Document
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