@inproceedings{b2d58357f5104d84ab6a9e7b84d66374,
title = "Comparison of semi-analytical to CFD model calculations and to experimental results of subsonic flowing-gas and static DPALs",
abstract = "Comparison between a semi-analytical and two- and-three dimensional computational fluid dynamics (2D and 3D CFD) models is reported. The models take into account effects of temperature rise and losses of alkali atoms due to ionization and chemical reactions, resulting in a decrease of the slope efficiency and lasing power. Effects of natural convection in static DPALs are also taken into account. Both models are applied to Cs DPALs and the results are in good agreement with measurements in a static [B.V. Zhdanov, J. Sell and R.J. Knize, Electron. Lett. 44, 582 (2008)] and 1-kW flowing-gas [A.V. Bogachev et al., Quantum Electron. 42, 95 (2012)] DPALs. Comparison of the models applied to the flowing-gas DPAL shows that for low pump power both models predict very close values of the laser power; however, at higher pump power, corresponding to saturation of the absorption of the pump transition, the values of the laser power calculated using the 2D CFD model are much higher than those obtained using the semi-analytical model.",
keywords = "Diode pumping, Gas flows, Gas lasers",
author = "Barmashenko, {Boris D.} and Salman Rosenwaks and Karol Waichman",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2014 SPIE.; Technologies for Optical Countermeasures XI; and High-Power Lasers 2014: Technology and Systems ; Conference date: 22-09-2014 Through 25-09-2014",
year = "2014",
month = jan,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1117/12.2067020",
language = "English",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
publisher = "SPIE",
editor = "Grasso, {Robert J.} and Richardson, {Mark A.} and Titterton, {David H.} and Bohn, {Willy L.} and Harro Ackermann",
booktitle = "Technologies for Optical Countermeasures XI; and High-Power Lasers 2014",
address = "United States",
}