Open AccessDemonstration of a quasi-CW diode-pumped metastable xenon laser
Author(s) -
Carl Sanderson,
Charles W. Ballmann,
Jiande Han,
A B Clark,
Brett H. Hokr,
Kunning G. Xu,
Michael C. Heaven
Publication year - 2019
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.27.036011
Subject(s) - xenon , lasing threshold , metastability , laser , materials science , tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy , diode , optics , optoelectronics , noble gas , optical pumping , atomic physics , tunable laser , physics , quantum mechanics
In this work, we present the first demonstration of a quasi-continuous-wave diode-pumped metastable xenon laser at atmospheric pressures. Lasing in metastable noble gas species has received increased attention in the last few years as a possible high-power laser source. This demonstration shows that metastable xenon has a sufficiently broad absorption spectrum to be pumped with a broad-bandwidth diode laser. This implies that a high-power metastable xenon gas laser should be achievable using high-power pump diodes.