Feasibility of supersonic diode pumped alkali lasers: Model calculations
- Department of Physics, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 84105 (Israel)
The feasibility of supersonic operation of diode pumped alkali lasers (DPALs) is studied for Cs and K atoms applying model calculations, based on a semi-analytical model previously used for studying static and subsonic flow DPALs. The operation of supersonic lasers is compared with that measured and modeled in subsonic lasers. The maximum power of supersonic Cs and K lasers is found to be higher than that of subsonic lasers with the same resonator and alkali density at the laser inlet by 25% and 70%, respectively. These results indicate that for scaling-up the power of DPALs, supersonic expansion should be considered.
- OSTI ID:
- 22162836
- Journal Information:
- Applied Physics Letters, Journal Name: Applied Physics Letters Journal Issue: 14 Vol. 102; ISSN APPLAB; ISSN 0003-6951
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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