Continuous wave Cs diode pumped alkali laser pumped by single emitter narrowband laser diode.
This paper presents results of cooperative efforts on development of a continuous wave Cs diode pumped alkali laser with moderate output power, which can be considered as a prototype of the commercial device. The developed system operates at 895 nm with output power about 4 W and slope efficiency 28%. Measured turn on time of this system from the standby mode is about a minute.
Laser and Optics Research Center, US Air Force Academy, 2354 Fairchild Dr., Ste. 2A31, USAF Academy, Colorado 80840, USA.
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Zhdanov
CREOL, The College of Optics and Photonics, University of Central Florida, 4304 Scorpius St., Orlando, Florida 32816, USA.
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OptiGrate Corporation, 562 S. Econ Cir., Oviedo, Florida 32765, USA.
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Smirnov
CREOL, The College of Optics and Photonics, University of Central Florida, 4304 Scorpius St., Orlando, Florida 32816, USA.
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Glebov
Laser and Optics Research Center, US Air Force Academy, 2354 Fairchild Dr., Ste. 2A31, USAF Academy, Colorado 80840, USA.
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Knize