• Chinese Journal of Lasers
  • Vol. 47, Issue 11, 1101002 (2020)
Yang Zhen1、2, Zhao Xiaohong1, Hu Shu2, Liu Dong2, Guo Jingwei2、*, and Gong Xinhui1
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Science, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing 100876, China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Chemical Lasers, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, Liaoning 116023, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/CJL202047.1101002 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Yang Zhen, Zhao Xiaohong, Hu Shu, Liu Dong, Guo Jingwei, Gong Xinhui. Four-Wave Mixing Blue-Violet Lasers in Rubidium Vapor[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2020, 47(11): 1101002 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    In order to study the new wavelength output of the alkali metal rubidium vapor laser and its possible applications, the two-photon excitation and four-wave mixing process of 5 2S1/2→6 2D5/2 and 5 2S1/2→6 2D3/2 in the rubidium atomic system produced laser output with four wavelengths of 358.7 nm, 359.1 nm, 420.3 nm, and 421.7 nm, obtained the best resonance position and resonance linewidth of 6 2D5/2 and 6 2D3/2 energy levels, and studied the generated four-wave mixing laser. The signal intensity changes with the temperature of the system and the energy of the single pulse of the pump light. An abnormal transition of 6 2D5/2→6 2P1/2 is found when the system temperature is higher than 185 ℃ and a preliminary explanation is given. Experimental results show that this technology of generating blue-violet lasers through four-wave mixing of rubidium vapor can provide a new laser source for marine resource exploration, high-density information storage, and underwater laser communications.
    Yang Zhen, Zhao Xiaohong, Hu Shu, Liu Dong, Guo Jingwei, Gong Xinhui. Four-Wave Mixing Blue-Violet Lasers in Rubidium Vapor[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2020, 47(11): 1101002
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