• Current Optics and Photonics
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• v.2 no.5
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• pp.443-447
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• 2018

We propose a diode-pumped cesium laser using frequency locking of a pump laser that can effectively increase the maximum output power of the cesium laser. We simultaneously monitored the absorption spectrum of cesium and the laser output power, and the frequency of pump laser was locked at the center of the $D_2$ absorption line of the cesium atom to obtain an effective gain enhancement. Using this scheme, we have achieved output power increase of ~0.1 W compared to when frequency locking was not applied. Furthermore, by optimizing the temperature of the cesium cell and the reflectivity of the output coupler, we successfully achieved an output power of 1.4 W using the pump power of 2.9 W, providing a slope efficiency of 61.5% and optical-to-optical efficiency of 49%.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.29 no.6
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• pp.247-252
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• 2018

We report amplification of a small signal in a diode-pumped Cs vapor cell with 500 torr of ethane buffer gas, in the low-pump-power regime of 200 mW or less. For efficient amplifier operation, the pump and signal beams were coupled to a single-mode optical fiber, and completely overlapped in the Cs vapor cell. We investigated the amplification of the small signal according to cell temperature, signal power, and pump power. An amplification factor of 56 was achieved under the conditions of cell temperature of $115^{\circ}C$, signal power of 0.1 mW, and pump power of 200 mW.