• DocumentCode
    1100919
  • Title

    Long operating time CW atomic iodine probe laser at 1.315 µm

  • Author

    Schlie, L.A. ; Rathge, R.D.

  • Author_Institution
    Air Force Weapons Laboratory, Kirtland Air Force Base, NM, USA
  • Volume
    20
  • Issue
    10
  • fYear
    1984
  • fDate
    10/1/1984 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1187
  • Lastpage
    1196
  • Abstract
    A photolytically pumped longitudinal flow CW atomic iodine laser at 1.315 \\mu m with virtually an unlimited operating time and easy operation is reported. Several weeks of continual operation is easily attainable. The prolonged lasing is achieved by employing a passive closed cycle flow system of the C3F7I laser fuel. A high pressure dc Hg arc lamp is used for the photolytic pumping. Peak CW powers of 38 mW have been obtained along with good stability (∼1 percent amplitude fluctuations) in the fundamental TEM00mode via the use of an internal lens.
  • Keywords
    CW lasers; Gas lasers; Infrared lasers; Atom lasers; Atomic beams; Fluctuations; Fuels; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Mercury (metals); Probes; Pump lasers; Stability;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1984.1072289
  • Filename
    1072289
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1100919