Observation of collisional excitation energy transfer in a transverse-discharge copper vapor laser

Jin J. Kim

doi:10.1117/12.18491

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1 June 1990 Observation of collisional excitation energy transfer in a transverse-discharge copper vapor laser

Jin J. Kim

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Proceedings Volume 1225, High-Power Gas Lasers; (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.18491
Event: OE/LASE '90, 1990, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

We report the observation of collisional excitation energy transfer between the two upper levels of the copper vapor laser pumped by transverse discharge. When one of the two lasers (510.6 and 587.2 nm) is fed back into the laser cavity, the other laser is significantly enhanced. This opens up the new possibility of efficiently extracting the laser energy at one wavelength. This paper reports the preliminary results of the experiment.

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Jin J. Kim "Observation of collisional excitation energy transfer in a transverse-discharge copper vapor laser", Proc. SPIE 1225, High-Power Gas Lasers, (1 June 1990); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.18491

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