Vol. 33, issue 03, article # 5

Evtushenko G. S., Petukhov T. D., Sukhanov V. B., Troitskii V. O., Kuryak A. N., Trigub M. V. Sodium vapor active element excited by nanosecond optical pulses. // Optika Atmosfery i Okeana. 2020. V. 33. No. 03. P. 183–187. DOI: 10.15372/AOO20200305 [in Russian].
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Abstract:

A transverse-pumped sodium vapor active element has been developed. A possibility of lasing at resonant transitions upon active medium excitation using nanosecond pulses of various energies and spectral conditions has been experimentally investigated. The medium was pumped using a dye laser and a CuBr laser. Radiation was detected on sodium D lines when pumping with CuBr laser yellow emission line.

Keywords:

lasers, radiation sources, optical pumping, spectroscopy, signal conversion

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