A. V. Bogachev, S. G. Garanin, A. M. Dudov, V. A. Yeroshenko, S. M. Kulikov, G. T. Mikaelyan, V. A. Panarin, V. O. Pautov, A. V. Rus, S. A. Sukharev, “Diode-pumped caesium vapour laser with closed-cycle laser-active medium circulation”, Kvantovaya Elektronika, 2012, Volume 42, Number 2,Pages <nobr>95

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Diode-pumped caesium vapour laser with closed-cycle laser-active medium circulation

A. V. Bogachev^a, S. G. Garanin^a, A. M. Dudov^a, V. A. Yeroshenko^a, S. M. Kulikov^a, G. T. Mikaelyan^b, V. A. Panarin^b, V. O. Pautov^a, A. V. Rus^a, S. A. Sukharev^a

^a Federal State Unitary Enterprise 'Russian Federal Nuclear Center — All-Russian Research Institute of Experimental Physics'
^b Inject Ltd., Saratov

Abstract: The creation of a caesium vapour laser with closed-cycle circulation of the laser-active medium is first reported. The power of the laser radiation amounted to ~1 kW with the "light-to-light" conversion efficiency of ~48 %. Quasi-two-dimensional computational model of the laser operation that provides adequate description of experimental results is considered. Calculated and experimental dependences of the laser radiation power on the temperature of the cuvette walls, laser medium pressure and pump power are presented.

Keywords: caesium vapour laser, diode pumping, active medium circulation.

PACS: 42.55.Lt, 42.55.Xi, 42.60.Lh

Received: 03.10.2011
Revised: 23.12.2011