Title :
Continuous visible and near-infrared laser action in Hg II
Author_Institution :
Air force Avionics Lab., Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, USA
fDate :
1/1/1971 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
CW laser oscillation from singly ionized mercury at 6150 and 7945 Å has been observed in a transverse-discharge slotted hollow-cathode laser. Population inversion is attributed to charge transfer and Penning-type ionization reactions.
Keywords :
Displays; Fluorescence; Glass; Laser excitation; Mercury (metals); Optical pulse generation; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pulses; Pulse measurements; Space vector pulse width modulation;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1971.1076545
