Title :
Resonant peak in detuning curve of ionic anti-Stokes Raman laser
Author :
Babin, S.A. ; Kablukov, S.I. ; Khorev, S.V. ; Podivilov, E.V. ; Potapov, V.V. ; Stepanov, M.G. ; Shapiro, D.A.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Autom. & Electrometry, Novosibirsk, Russia
Abstract :
Summary form only given. A CW anti-Stokes Raman laser (ASRL) in ionic system enables up-conversion of high efficiency and large frequency shift. In a /spl Lambda/-system, the pump radiation of frequency /spl omega//sub p/ is converted into a Raman laser output of frequency /spl omega/ in the process of resonant interaction with ionic levels. Various schemes in ArII system with a metastable start level n and a short-lived final level l have been studied previously . Here we report on realization of ASRL in ArII system with long-lived final level 4s´/sup 2/D/sub 5/2/ having a lifetime comparable with that for start metastable level 3d´/sup 2/G/sub 9/2/.
Keywords :
Raman lasers; argon; ion lasers; laser transitions; laser tuning; metastable states; optical pumping; 3d´/sup 2/G/sub 9/2/; 4s´/sup 2/D/sub 5/2/; Ar; ArII system; CW anti-Stokes Raman laser; Raman laser output; detuning curve; frequency up-conversion; high efficiency; ionic anti-Stokes Raman laser; ionic levels; large frequency shift; long-lived final level; metastable start level; resonant interaction; resonant peak; short-lived final level; start metastable level; Atomic measurements; Automation; Frequency conversion; Laser excitation; Laser tuning; Metastasis; Plasma waves; Pump lasers; Raman scattering; Resonance;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2000. Conference Digest. 2000 International
Conference_Location :
Nice, France
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6318-3
DOI :
10.1109/IQEC.2000.908179
