• DocumentCode
    862902
  • Title

    Optically pumped NH3 as a high-gain amplifier for CO2 laser radiation

  • Author

    White, Jonathon D. ; Reid, John

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Eng. Phys., McMaster Univ., Hamilton, Ont., Canada
  • Volume
    29
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1993
  • fDate
    1/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    201
  • Lastpage
    206
  • Abstract
    Optically pumped high-pressure mixtures of NH3 in N2 are shown to be efficient broadband amplifiers of pulsed CO2 radiation. In a dilute NH3 mixture at 6 atm a single-pass gain of 150 (21.8 dB) was measured for the 10P(34) CO2 transition. Gain was observed in NH3 at pressures as high as 10 atm. Experimental measurements were made for a range of wavelengths in the 10.7 μm region, and the results compared with calculations based on a rate-equation model
  • Keywords
    ammonia; gas lasers; gas mixtures; nitrogen; optical pumping; CO2 laser radiation; CO2 transition; N2-NH3; NH3; broadband amplifiers; calculations; dilute NH3 mixture; optically pumped high pressure mixtures; rate-equation model; single-pass gain; wavelengths; Bandwidth; Laser excitation; Optical amplifiers; Optical pulse generation; Optical pumping; Oscillators; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/3.199260
  • Filename
    199260
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=862902