Possibility of a Unidirectional Laser Amplifier Produced by Monochromatic Optical Pumping of a Coupled Doppler-Broadened Transition

Possibility of a Unidirectional Laser Amplifier Produced by Monochromatic Optical Pumping of a Coupled Doppler-Broadened Transition

An optically pumped gas laser amplifier is described which exhibits gain only for waves traveling in a given direction while absorbing waves traveling in the opposite direction. The idea is based on the laser-induced line-narrowing effect in coupled Doppler-broadened transitions for the case of a hi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Applied physics letters 1971-01, Vol.19 (5), p.161-164
Hauptverfasser: Skribanowitz, N., Feld, M. S., Francke, R. E., Kelly, M. J., Javan, A.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:An optically pumped gas laser amplifier is described which exhibits gain only for waves traveling in a given direction while absorbing waves traveling in the opposite direction. The idea is based on the laser-induced line-narrowing effect in coupled Doppler-broadened transitions for the case of a high-intensity monochromatic pump field.
ISSN:0003-6951
1077-3118
DOI:10.1063/1.1653868