Title :
Double pass gain in Helium-Xenon discharges in hollow optical fibres at 3.5 μm
Author :
Love, A.L. ; Bateman, S.A. ; Belardi, W. ; Webb, C.E. ; Wadsworth, W.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Bath, Bath, UK
Abstract :
Gain is observed in a double pass of a Helium-Xenon gas DC discharge in a 90cm long flexible hollow core fibre. Output at 3.5μm increases with discharge current up to the maximum of 0.55mA.
Keywords :
discharges (electric); gas lasers; helium; optical fibres; xenon; He-Xe; Helium-Xenon gas DC discharge; current 0.55 mA; discharge current; double pass gain; flexible hollow core fibre; hollow optical fibres; size 90 cm; wavelength 3.5 mum; Discharges (electric); Electron tubes; Optical fibers; Optical imaging; Optical pumping;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA