Simultaneous Measurements Of Gain And Spontaneous Emission Noise In Rf Excited CO[sub]2[/sub] Amplifying Media

P E Jackson; D R Hall; R M Jenkins; J M Vaughan

doi:10.1117/12.941392

24 August 1987 Simultaneous Measurements Of Gain And Spontaneous Emission Noise In Rf Excited CO₂ Amplifying Media

P E Jackson, D R Hall, R M Jenkins, J M Vaughan

Proceedings Volume 0806, Active Infrared Systems and Technology; (1987) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.941392
Event: Fourth International Symposium on Optical and Optoelectronic Applied Sciences and Engineering, 1987, The Hague, Netherlands

Abstract

We report the results of studies intended to characterise the amplifying behaviour of rf-excited CO₂ discharge modules in the context of assessing their potential application as optical preamplifiers. The dependences of the small-signal gain coefficient and the amplified spontaneous emission noise power on rf input power density have been measured simultaneously for various gas mixtures and pressures.

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P E Jackson, D R Hall, R M Jenkins, and J M Vaughan "Simultaneous Measurements Of Gain And Spontaneous Emission Noise In Rf Excited CO₂ Amplifying Media", Proc. SPIE 0806, Active Infrared Systems and Technology, (24 August 1987); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.941392

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