• DocumentCode
    1060855
  • Title

    Stimulated-emission cross section and inversion lifetime in a three-atmosphere iodine photodissociation laser

  • Author

    Aldridge, F.T.

  • Author_Institution
    University of California Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, Livermore, CA, USA
  • Volume
    11
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1975
  • fDate
    5/1/1975 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    215
  • Lastpage
    217
  • Abstract
    An iodine photodissociation laser has been operated at three atmospheres by adding an inert gas to the laser medium. With three atmospheres of helium added a stimulated-emission cross section of 2 \\times 10^{-19} cm2and an inversion half-life of 110 μs was observed.
  • Keywords
    Atmosphere; Atom lasers; Atomic beams; Atomic measurements; Gas lasers; Helium; Laser excitation; Mirrors; Optical pulse generation; Pump lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1975.1068595
  • Filename
    1068595