DocumentCode
1083380
Title
Blue-green atomic photodissociation lasers in group IIb: Zn, Cd, and Hg
Author
Gerck, Edgardo ; Fill, Ernst
Author_Institution
Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik, Garching, Germany
Volume
17
Issue
10
fYear
1981
fDate
10/1/1981 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
2140
Lastpage
2146
Abstract
Four new laser lines, two in atomic Zn at 481.1 and 472.2 nm and two in atomic Cd at 508.6 and 480.0 nm, are reported. The analog laser lines in Hg at 546.1 and 435.8 nm are studied further. These lines correspond to the transitions 
and 
of the triplet system of the metals. The medium in the three cases is MI2 ( 
= Zn, Cd, or Hg) vapor at about 1 mbar and the pump is a KrF laser at 248 nm. The blue-green superfluorescent pulse power is in the kilowatt range, with a pulse duration of about 1 ns. The pumping process must involve more than one photon. A sequential three-photon pumping process is proposed for the three cases.
and of the triplet system of the metals. The medium in the three cases is MI = Zn, Cd, or Hg) vapor at about 1 mbar and the pump is a KrF laser at 248 nm. The blue-green superfluorescent pulse power is in the kilowatt range, with a pulse duration of about 1 ns. The pumping process must involve more than one photon. A sequential three-photon pumping process is proposed for the three cases.Keywords
Gas lasers; Pulsed lasers; Visible lasers; Absorption; Atom lasers; Atomic beams; Helium; Laser excitation; Laser transitions; Mercury (metals); Optical pulses; Pump lasers; Zinc;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9197
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JQE.1981.1070657
Filename
1070657
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