Lecture 8: Laser amplifiers
Lecture 8: Laser amplifiers
Lecture 8: Laser amplifiers
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Rate equations in the absence of amplifier radiation<br />
To increase population difference N 0<br />
• Increase pumping and de-pumping rate (R 2 and R 1 )<br />
• Long 2 , but sp must be sufficiently short so as to make<br />
the radiative transition rate large<br />
• Short 1 (if R 1 < ( 2 / 21 )R 2 )<br />
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The physical picture:<br />
• the upper level should be pumped strongly and decay<br />
slowly so that it retains its population.<br />
• The lower level should be de-pumped strongly so that it<br />
quickly disposes of its population.<br />
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Ideally, 21 ≈ sp