Power enhancement of a Rubidium vapor laser with a master oscillator power amplifier.
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A master oscillator power amplifier (MOPA) with variable amplifier gain lengths was built to demonstrate power enhancement of an alkali vapor laser. A small signal gain of 0.91 / cm for two different gain lengths was observed. For a 2 cm long amplifier gain length an amplification of 7.9 dB was observed.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Optics express
دوره 16 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008