Temporally modulated laser with an alkali vapor amplifier.
Opt Lett
; 44(7): 1778-1780, 2019 Apr 01.
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in En
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| ID: mdl-30933145
ABSTRACT
A diode-pumped alkali laser has gained rapid development in recent years. In this study, we take the advantages of high-gain cross section and low upper energy lifetime of an alkali laser to propose, to the best of our knowledge, a novel type of time-domain-modulated alkali vapor amplifier. By using the amplifier, we experimentally demonstrate the power scaling of a modulated seed laser. The study should offer a new methodology to construct a practice high-power and high-modulated laser source for long-distance light detection and ranging systems in the future.
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Opt Lett
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2019
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