Demonstration of a metastable argon laser of 10 W by transverse pumping

• DOI: 10.1364/ol.533007
• Publication Date: 2024-08-13T11:00:09Z
• Authors: Peng Lei; Zegong Chen; Yuanyi Shen; Xinbing Wang; Duluo Zuo
• Keywords: 0103 physical sciences; 01 natural sciences

Optically pumped metastable rare gas lasers have been extensively investigated as promising high-energy lasers. These systems employ discharge-excited inert gases the lasing medium. Following optical pumping, a buffer gas, typically helium, is introduced to facilitate collisional population transfer p