Yu. N. Panchenko, A. V. Puchikin, M. V. Andreev, I. N. Konovalov, E. V. Gorlov
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Abstract
Development of laser technologies increases requirements for lasers being developed which generate narrow-band radiation at different wavelengths. In view of this, the importance of wavelength-tunable diode and vibronic lasers with broadband amplification circuits increases. A possibility of generating highly coherent radiation in a solid-state alexandrite laser using an original composite cavity which includes an additional external dispersive cavity is confirmed. Conditions for narrow-band (less than 20 pm) radiation generation in this cavity with a possibility of smooth tuning the lasing wavelength in the spectral range 740–780 nm are experimentally studied. Narrow-band lasing in an alexandrite laser with a radiation energy of 30 mJ and a pulse duration of 35 ns is shown. The created compact narrow-band alexandrite laser can be an effective alternative to parametric oscillators (OPO) and Ti:Sapphire lasers in lidar systems operating in the spectral range 700–850 nm.
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Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics is an international peer reviewed journal that presents experimental and theoretical articles relevant to a wide range of problems of atmospheric and oceanic optics, ecology, and climate. The journal coverage includes: scattering and transfer of optical waves, spectroscopy of atmospheric gases, turbulent and nonlinear optical phenomena, adaptive optics, remote (ground-based, airborne, and spaceborne) sensing of the atmosphere and the surface, methods for solving of inverse problems, new equipment for optical investigations, development of computer programs and databases for optical studies. Thematic issues are devoted to the studies of atmospheric ozone, adaptive, nonlinear, and coherent optics, regional climate and environmental monitoring, and other subjects.