Abstract
The time profile of a lasing signal at 391.4 nm emitted by a weakly ionized gas of nitrogen molecules at low pressure is measured under double excitation with intense femtosecond laser pulses at 800 nm. An abrupt decrease in emission occurs at the time of arrival of the second pulse. It is explained by a transfer of population from ground to first excited ionic level and by a disruption of coherence, terminating the conditions for lasing in a V-scheme without population inversion.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1253-1256 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Optics Letters |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue number | 6 |
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| Publication status | Published - 15 Mar 2021 |