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LASER

Light Amplified by Stimulated Emission Radiation


E2 E2

ℎν E2 – E1= 𝐡𝛎 ℎν

E1 E1

Absorption Spontaneous emission


E2 E2

ℎν ℎν

E1 E1

Spontaneous emission Stimulated emission


• Probability emission and
E2
absorption are equal
• Rate of absorption ad
emission is equal
• Net resultant negligible
ℎν
optical output

E1
To have significant optical output
we need Population inverse
Requirement for lasing action

Em
Fast transition, radiation less

Metastable state

Population
Efficient Pumping

Slow relaxation

Slow transition, radiation inversion

Metastable state

Fast transition, radiation less

En
E4 , N4
In population inversion
E4 > E3 > E2 > E1
N4 > N3 > N2 >N1 E3, N
3

• Rate of absorption < Rate of


emission
• Emission will be dominating
effect E2 , N2
• Resultant significant optical
output
E1 , N1
Amplification and Lasing

Energy (pumping ) source

R2 Lasing medium R1

R1- partially reflecting


R2- fully reflecting
Optical resonator
Resonance in optical cavity

L- Cavity length

Resonating frequency
C
ν =N∗
2∗L
Types of laser based on lasing medium
Hosting medium and Doping atom Wavelength (nm)
Solid state laser

Ruby laser Corundum (aluminum oxide) Chromium 694


(aluminum oxide)

Neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet(YAG) YAG crystal Neodymium (Nd) 1064


Nd-YAG

Erbium-doped-yttrium scandium gallium garnet Yttrium-scandium gallium garnet crystal Erbium and Chromium 2780
(Er,Cr:YSGG)

Wavelength (nm) Wavelength (nm)


Gases Semiconductor diode

Carbon Dioxide 10600 Gallium-Arsenide (Ga-As) 850 and 950

Gallium-Aluminum Arsenide 750-900


Argon-Fluoride 193
(Ga-Al-As)

Helium-Neon 633
Indium-Gallium-Arsenide-Phosphorus (InGaAlP) 1300-1600

Helium cadmium 325


Ruby Laser (three level system)

Fast transition

694.3 nm lasing
He- Ne laser four level laser system

3.39um
E5=2.06 KeV

E4=2.03KeV

632.8nm
E3=1.97 KeV

E2=1.87 KeV

He - atom Ne - atom

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