• DocumentCode
    2789745
  • Title

    Optically pumped potassium vapor laser

  • Author

    Zhdanov, B. ; Maes, C. ; Ehrenreich, T. ; Havko, A. ; Koval, N. ; Meeker, T. ; Worker, B. ; Flusche, B. ; Knize, R.J.

  • Author_Institution
    US Air Force Academy, 2354 Fairchild Dr., Ste. 2A31, USAF Academy, CO 80840 USA, USA
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    1
  • Abstract
    We present an optically pumped continuous wave Potassium vapor laser operating in a single longitudinal and a single transverse mode at 770 nm. The measured value of the slope efficiency was 20%.
  • Keywords
    Atom lasers; Atom optics; Gas lasers; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Optical buffering; Optical harmonic generation; Optical pumping; Pump lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-834-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2007.4431474
  • Filename
    4431474