Open AccessKinetic process of UV Cu+ laser in Ne-CuBr longitudinal pulsed discharge
Author(s) -
Bailiang Pan,
Gang Chen,
Bangning Mao,
Zhixin Yao
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.14.008644
Subject(s) - laser , lasing threshold , materials science , population inversion , atomic physics , kinetic energy , optics , radius , pulsed laser , electron , physics , computer security , quantum mechanics , computer science
The kinetic process of Cu(+) UV laser in Ne-CuBr longitudinal pulsed discharge is analyzed and a comprehensive self-consistent physical model is developed. The temporal evolutions of discharge parameters, main particle densities, the electron temperature, and the laser pulse intensity are numerically calculated. The model results illustrate the process of population inversion and the lasing mechanism. The calculations on the influences of the tube radius and Br atoms on the laser output characteristic well explain the experimental results.