Lecture 8: Laser amplifiers
Lecture 8: Laser amplifiers
Lecture 8: Laser amplifiers
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Three-level pumping<br />
<br />
The population difference N can be cast in the form:<br />
<br />
Where<br />
N <br />
N 0<br />
1 s<br />
W i<br />
N 0<br />
2R 21<br />
N a<br />
s<br />
2 21<br />
<br />
When nonradiative decay from level 2 to level 1 is negligible<br />
( sp