1.8 watt cw atomic iodine photolysis laser at 1.315 micron
A 1.8 watt cw photolytically excited atomic iodine laser at 1.315 micron is reported. This power is believed to be the highest level obtained via the cw photolysis of an alkyl-iodide gas like C3F7I. The enhanced laser performance was achieved using a cw microwave excited ultraviolet lamp for the las...
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| Published in | Optics communications Vol. 66; pp. 289 - 293 |
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| Main Authors | , |
| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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15.05.1988
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| Online Access | Get full text |
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| Summary: | A 1.8 watt cw photolytically excited atomic iodine laser at 1.315 micron is reported. This power is believed to be the highest level obtained via the cw photolysis of an alkyl-iodide gas like C3F7I. The enhanced laser performance was achieved using a cw microwave excited ultraviolet lamp for the laser's excitation and longitudinal flow for the removal of the quenching by-product I2. Over an excitation length of 25 cm, an average small signal gain coefficient of 2 percent/cm was produced and using a stable resonator, many higher order transverse modes were observed. Its easy operation and high power may make this iodine laser very useful for the experimental testing of peripheral iodine laser technologies. (Author) |
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| Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 content type line 23 ObjectType-Feature-1 |
| ISSN: | 0030-4018 |