A quasi-two level analytic model for end pumped alkali metal vapor laser

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7005, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Hager, G ^a   McIver, J ^a   Hostutler, D ^a   Pitz, G ^a   Perram, G ^a  

^a AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Analytic model; Diode Pumped Alkali Lasers (DPALS); Longitudinal pump

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; ALKALI METALS; EQUATIONS OF STATE; GAS LASERS; LASER ABLATION; LASER APPLICATIONS; LASERS; LIGHT METALS; METALS; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION; VAPORS;

ALKALI METAL VAPOR; ANALYTIC MODEL; ANALYTIC MODELING; DIODE PUMPED ALKALI LASERS (DPALS); END PUMPING; HIGH-POWER LASERS; LONGITUDINAL PUMP; NUMBER DENSITIES; RATE EQUATIONS; STEADY STATES;

PUMPING (LASER);

EID: 50249115001     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.782875     Document Type: Conference Paper

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