Title :
Observing the continuous transformation of a four level laser into a two level system
Author :
Hewitt, J.D. ; Readle, J.D. ; Eden, J.G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA
Abstract :
Pumping the Cs 852.1nm laser by photoassociating Cs-rare gas atomic pairs allows one to observe a four-level system morph into a two-level system. This occurs when the state 3-state 2 energy defect falls below ~2kT/3.
Keywords :
association; atom lasers; caesium; optical pumping; photochemistry; 3-state 2 energy defect; Cs; Cs-rare gas atomic pairs; four level laser; four-level system; optical pumping; photoassociation; two level system; wavelength 852.1 nm; Atom lasers; Atom optics; Atomic beams; Gas lasers; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
