| Abstract: | Development of nuclear pumped lasers (NPL) in the CFBR-Ⅱ reactor is briefly reviewed. The results ofthe two NPL experiments in CFBR-Ⅱ reactor are described. The first one focused on the principle ofnuclear pumped laser, and 4-mW laser output power achieved. The second NPL experiment focused onthe small signal gain and the efficiency of the nuclear pumped He-Ar-Xe gas mixture at 1.73 μm. Themaximum laser power measured to be 45 mW when thermal neutron flux rate is 6.9 × 10 14 cm-2 @ s-1.The small signal gain at 1.73μm by the Rigrod analysis method is to be 0.24%.cm-1, and the saturationintensity is fitted to be 36 W/cm2. |
