We demonstrate that the etalon effects of alkali cells can be used as the output coupler of an alkali laser.Based on a rubidium cell with highly parallelized windows,a 2.7 W rubidium laser with optical efficiency of 2...We demonstrate that the etalon effects of alkali cells can be used as the output coupler of an alkali laser.Based on a rubidium cell with highly parallelized windows,a 2.7 W rubidium laser with optical efficiency of 20.9%and slope efficiency of 31.8%is obtained by adopting unconventional output couplers.Since it has compact configuration and the inner surface of the rubidium cell is uncoated,this may be used in high power laser systems with long lifetimes.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos.61875198 and 61775215the Foundation of Military Commission of Science and Technology of China under Grant No.61404140107。
文摘We demonstrate that the etalon effects of alkali cells can be used as the output coupler of an alkali laser.Based on a rubidium cell with highly parallelized windows,a 2.7 W rubidium laser with optical efficiency of 20.9%and slope efficiency of 31.8%is obtained by adopting unconventional output couplers.Since it has compact configuration and the inner surface of the rubidium cell is uncoated,this may be used in high power laser systems with long lifetimes.