Abstract

We propose the use of the radiative-collisional laser process for the extraction of energy that is stored in the resonance lines of the alkali atoms. The largest calculated gain occurs in Rb at 5.4 μm and is 8%/cm at a resonance-line population of 5 × 10¹⁶ atoms/cm³.

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