title: Ho:YLF pumped HBr laser.
abstract: A Ho:YLF laser pumped HBr molecular laser was developed that produced up to 2.5 mJ of energy in the 4 micron wavelength region. The Ho:YLF laser was fiber pumped using a commercial Tm:fibre laser. The Ho:YLF laser was operated in a single longitudinal mode via injection seeding with a narrow band diode laser which in turn was locked to one of the HBr transitions. The behavior of the HBr laser was described using a rate equation mathematical model and this was solved numerically. Good agreement both qualitatively and quantitatively between the model and experimental results was obtained.
authors.affiliation: National Laser Centre, CSIR, Pretoria, South Africa. lrbotha@csir.co.za
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Botha
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bollig
authors.forename: M J D
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Esser
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Preussler
mesh_terms: D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D007834:Lasers; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity