Temperature Dependent Rubidium Helium Line Shapes and Fine Structure Mixing Rates
Abstract
Diode Pumped Alkali Lasers (DPALs) are a new type of laser that uses alkali metal vapor as a gain medium and a buffer gas to control the line shape and kinetics. While these systems were first demonstrated in 2003 [48] they have just recently been scaled to the kilowatt power levels in 2012 [18]. To achieve these powers, the design of the gain cell relied on a set of incomplete line shape and kinetic data. The current focus areas of DPAL research are the continued power scaling of the systems and basic science research into the rates involved within the system. The purpose of this research is to determine the physical parameters of various alkali noble gas interactions with a high degree of accuracy.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 2015
- Accession Number
- AD1003086
Entities
People
- Wooddy Miller
- Wooddy S. Miller
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology