Title :
Radiation balanced lasers
Author :
Bowman, S.R. ; O´Connor, S. ; Biswal, S.
Author_Institution :
Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
We present progress on a new approach to the problem of laser heating. The approach here is to design a quasi-three level laser system with minimal internal heat generation. This can be accomplished by reducing the excess power left behind during the absorption/emission processes needed for lasing.
Keywords :
laser beams; reviews; spontaneous emission; stimulated emission; thermo-optical effects; absorption processes; emission processes; laser heating; quasithree level laser system design; radiation balanced laser; Absorption; Brightness; Laboratories; Laser noise; Laser stability; Polarization; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Quantum well lasers; Thermal stability;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005. CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8974-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1567824
