• DocumentCode
    1141364
  • Title

    Influence of collisions on radiative saturation and Lamb dip formation in CO2molecular lasers

  • Author

    Kan, Tehmau ; Wolga, George J.

  • Author_Institution
    Naval Research Laboratory, Washington DC, USA
  • Volume
    7
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1971
  • fDate
    4/1/1971 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    141
  • Lastpage
    150
  • Abstract
    Saturated gain profile measurements in CO2at pressures where a Lamb dip appears in the laser intensity reveal that individual rotation-vibration transitions saturate with a strong Doppler component in addition to the Lorentzian holes expected for a Doppler broadened line. This mixed inhomogeneous-homogeneous behavior represents cross-relaxation effects induced by collisions that change the molecule´s velocity. A rate equation formulation of collision effects elucidates the role of elastic and rotational thermalizing collisions on saturation and Lamb dip formation in molecular lasers.
  • Keywords
    Atom lasers; Atomic beams; Equations; Frequency measurement; Gain measurement; Gas lasers; Laser modes; Laser transitions; Laser tuning; Rotation measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1971.1076618
  • Filename
    1076618
    • Link To Document
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