• DocumentCode
    1081215
  • Title

    Tunable CW alexandrite laser

  • Author

    Walling, John C. ; Peterson, Otis G. ; Morris, Robert C.

  • Author_Institution
    Allied Chemical Corporation, Morristown, NJ, USA
  • Volume
    16
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1980
  • fDate
    2/1/1980 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    120
  • Lastpage
    121
  • Abstract
    Wavelength-tunable CW laser action has been obtained from solid-state alexandrite, BeAl2O4:Cr3+. Laser emission occurred between 744 and 788 nm with a maximum of 6.5 W observed at the 765 nm wavelength with 3 kW of mercury arc excitation.
  • Keywords
    CW lasers; Infrared lasers; Laser tuning; Solid lasers; Lamps; Laser excitation; Laser noise; Laser tuning; Optical materials; Optical resonators; Power generation; Solid lasers; Solid state circuits; Tunable circuits and devices;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1980.1070451
  • Filename
    1070451