OPTIKA ATMOSFERY I OKEANA JOURNAL
V.E. ZUEV INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS
Vol. 13, issue 03, article # 5
pdf Gerasimov V. A., Starkova L. N. Conditions for efficient operation of metal-vapor lasers with indirect excitation of the upper lasing levels. // Atmospheric and oceanic optics. 2000. V. 13. No. 03. P. 227-229.Copy the reference to clipboard
Abstract:
We analyze the mechanism of creating population inversion in gas-discharge lasers on the transitions with the upper lasing level populated due to collisional excitation. The conditions for efficient operation of rare-earth vapor lasers are described, and their power capabilities are evaluated using thulium as an example.