Investigation of a new kind of gas-flowing diode pumped cesium laser

Abstract

A diode pumped alkali laser (DPAL) provides a significant potential for construction of high-powered lasers. To realize the scaling of a DPAL, heat management should be optimized. In this paper, a new kind of gas-flowing DPAL was proposed, in which a small cross-flow fan with diameter of 80 mm was set in the center of a cylindrical vapor cell whose diameter is 125 mm. The gain medium of cesium and the buffer gas of ethane were filled in the vapor cell with the total pressure is about 1 atmosphere. A mathematical model was constructed to systematically study the influence of the rotate speed, the heating temperature on the internal temperature distribution, and the output features of the laser.