DocumentCode
690136
Title
Nitrogen lasing in air
Author
Dogariu, Aristide ; Miles, Richard B.
Author_Institution
Mech. & Aerosp. Eng. Dept., Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ, USA
fYear
2013
fDate
9-14 June 2013
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We demonstrate lasing in atmospheric air from multi-photon dissociation of molecular nitrogen followed by resonant two-photon pumping of the atomic nitrogen fragments. The backwards stimulated emission provides a remote laser source for standoff detection.
Keywords
atmospheric optics; gas lasers; multiphoton processes; nitrogen; optical pumping; photodissociation; remote sensing by laser beam; stimulated emission; N; atmospheric air; atomic nitrogen fragments; backwards stimulated emission; molecular nitrogen; multiphoton dissociation; nitrogen lasing; remote laser source; resonant two-photon pumping; standoff detection; Atom lasers; Atomic beams; Laser excitation; Nitrogen; Pump lasers; Stimulated emission;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Type
conf
Filename
6834529
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