V. I. Kozlovsky, Yu. V. Korostelin, O. G. Okhotnikov, Yu. P. Podmar'kov, Ya. K. Skasyrsky, M. P. Frolov, V. A. Akimov, “Intracavity laser spectroscopy with a semiconductor disk laser-pumped cw Cr<sup>2+</sup> : ZnSe laser”, Kvantovaya Elektronika, 2013, Volume 43, Number 9,Pages <nobr>885

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Laser spectroscopy

Intracavity laser spectroscopy with a semiconductor disk laser-pumped cw Cr²⁺ : ZnSe laser

V. I. Kozlovsky^a, Yu. V. Korostelin^a, O. G. Okhotnikov^b, Yu. P. Podmar'kov^ac, Ya. K. Skasyrsky^a, M. P. Frolov^ac, V. A. Akimov^c

^a P. N. Lebedev Physical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow
^b Optoelectronics Research Center, Tampere University of Technology, Finland
^c Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University), Dolgoprudny, Moscow region

Abstract: Absorption spectra of the air have been measured near 2.31 μm using intracavity laser spectroscopy with a semiconductor disk laser-pumped cw Cr²⁺ : ZnSe laser. It is shown that, at lasing times of at least 3 ms, the sensitivity of the laser to intracavity absorption increases. This allows one to reach an effective path length of 900 km and enables detection of weak lines with absorption coefficients down to 1 × 10^-9 cm^-1.

Keywords: intracavity laser spectroscopy, Cr²⁺ : ZnSe laser, semiconductor disk laser.

PACS: 42.62.Fi, 42.55.Rz, 42.55.Px

Received: 16.05.2013
Revised: 26.06.2013