Developments toward a reliable diode-pumped hydrocarbon-free 795-nm rubidium laser
- Resource Type
- Conference
- Authors
- Source
- Conference: Presented at: CLEO, San Jose, CA, United States, May 04 - May 09, 2008
- Subject
- 42 ENGINEERING BUFFERS
FINE STRUCTURE
LASERS
MANAGEMENT
RUBIDIUM
RUTHERFORD BACKSCATTERING SPECTROSCOPY
- Language
- English
We report a 795-nm diode-pumpable Rb laser using a buffer gas of pure {sup 3}He. {sup 3}He gas enhances mixing of the Rb fine-structure levels. This enables efficient lasing at reduced He pressures and improved thermal management.