Power saturation in an argon-ion laser

Alexander A. Apolonski

doi:10.1117/12.206953

17 April 1995 Power saturation in an argon-ion laser

Alexander A. Apolonski

Proceedings Volume 2380, UV and Visible Lasers and Laser Crystal Growth; (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.206953
Event: Photonics West '95, 1995, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

The conclusion based on the experimental data in an argon-ion laser with the wide-bore tube is made that the reason unknown before consisting in the saturation of quenching of the upper level must be added to the known reasons of the output saturation versus the discharge current. Under certain conditions the inverted dependences of both output power and the saturation parameter at 488 nm and 514 nm lines on argon pressure are observed which demonstrate that the electron quenching of the upper level is not the only reason for quenching of the upper levels of the excited ions in discharge tube plasma of an argon-ion laser.

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Alexander A. Apolonski "Power saturation in an argon-ion laser", Proc. SPIE 2380, UV and Visible Lasers and Laser Crystal Growth, (17 April 1995); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.206953

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