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Lecture 8: Laser amplifiers

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Three-level pumping<br />

<br />

Rapid<br />

decay<br />

Short-lived |3><br />

Long-lived |2><br />

Pump R<br />

<strong>Laser</strong> W i<br />

-1<br />

<br />

Ground state |1><br />

Here we assume that the rate of pumping into level 3<br />

is the same as the rate of pumping out of level 1.<br />

97<br />

97

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