Ultrafast gain dynamics in N2+ lasing from highly excited vibrational states pumped by circularly polarized femtosecond laser pulses

Kaixuan Zhai, Ziting Li, Hongqiang Xie, Chenrui Jing, Guihua Li, Bin Zeng, Wei Chu, Jielei Ni, Jinping Yao, Ya Cheng

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Abstract

We experimentally demonstrate N2+ lasing actions at the wavelengths of 353.3, 353.8, and 354.9 nm using a circularly polarized femtosecond laser. The three laser lines correspond to the B2Ʃu+ (v'=5, 4, 3) →X2Ʃg+ (v'=4,3,2) transitions, respectively. Particularly, we reveal the pressure-dependent gain dynamics of these lasing actions from highly excited vibrational states with a pump-Cprobe scheme. Our experimental results confirm that electron collisional excitation plays an important role in the establishment of a population inversion of N2+ lasing at these wavelengths.

Original languageEnglish
Article number050201
JournalChinese Optics Letters
Volume13
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 10 May 2015
Externally publishedYes

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