DocumentCode
2054340
Title
Diode Pumped Alkali Lasers: History, current state and perspectives
Author
Zhdanov, B.V. ; Shaffer, M.K. ; Knize, R.J.
Author_Institution
Laser & Opt. Res. Center, US Air Force Acad., Usaf Academy, CO, USA
fYear
2011
fDate
22-26 May 2011
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
1
Abstract
This paper presents a review of the most important achievements in alkali lasers development and discusses some problems existing in this field.
Keywords
alkali metals; gas lasers; optical pumping; alkali lasers; diode pumping; vapor laser; Heating; Optical pumping;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/EQEC), 2011 Conference on and 12th European Quantum Electronics Conference
Conference_Location
Munich
ISSN
Pending
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-0533-5
Electronic_ISBN
Pending
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEOE.2011.5942447
Filename
5942447
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