Title :
Optical gain and saturation intensity in a transverse-flow CW CO 2 laser
Author :
Nath, A.K. ; Biswas, A.K.
Author_Institution :
Laser Programme, Centre for Adv. Technol., Indore, India
fDate :
8/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Simple expressions for the small-signal gain and the saturation intensity in a transverse-flow CW CO2 laser have been derived considering the effect of gas flow and the finite time required for N 2 molecule to transfer its energy to CO2 molecules. These expressions provide estimates of these parameters fairly close to the experimentally measured values in high-power transverse-flow CW CO2 lasers
Keywords :
carbon compounds; gas lasers; optical saturation; CO2; CO2-N2; N2 molecule; energy transfer; finite time; gas flow; high-power transverse-flow CW CO2 lasers; optical gain; saturation intensity; small-signal gain; transverse-flow CW CO2 laser; Energy exchange; Equations; Fluid flow; Gas lasers; Image motion analysis; Laser modes; Optical resonators; Optical saturation; Parameter estimation; Power lasers;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
