Lecture 8: Laser amplifiers
Lecture 8: Laser amplifiers
Lecture 8: Laser amplifiers
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Three-level pumping<br />
<br />
The dependence of the pumping rate R on the population<br />
difference N can be included in the analysis of the three-level<br />
system by writing<br />
R (N 1<br />
N 3<br />
)W<br />
<br />
N 3 ≈ 0, N 1 = (N a -N)/2,<br />
R 1 2 (N a<br />
N)W<br />
<br />
Substituting this in the principal equation<br />
N 2R sp N a<br />
1 2 sp<br />
W i<br />
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