TY - JOUR
T1 - CdI and CdBr photodissociation lasers at 655 and 811 nm
T2 - CdI spectrum identification and enhanced laser output with 114CdI2
AU - Ediger, M. N.
AU - McCown, A. W.
AU - Eden, J. G.
PY - 1982
Y1 - 1982
N2 - Lasing on the B→X bands of CdI at 655 nm and CdBr at 811 nm has been obtained by photodissociating CdI2 and CdBr2 with an ArF laser. Also, the CdX (X = I, Br) B-state radiative lifetimes and CdX2 quenching rate constants were found to be 32±3 ns, (9.2±1.1) ×10-10 cm3 s-1, 25±4 ns and (7.9±3.3)×10-10 cm3 s-1, respectively. After synthesizing and photodissociating 114CdI 2, the 114CdI laser spectrum was identified as arising from v′ = 0-2→v\ = 61, 62 transitions of the B→X band. The use of a single isotope of Cd (i.e., 114Cd) was also found to quadruple the energy output of the CdI laser and to make possible a dual-wavelength metal-halide laser, one operating simultaneously in the red (CdI) and near-infrared (CdBr).
AB - Lasing on the B→X bands of CdI at 655 nm and CdBr at 811 nm has been obtained by photodissociating CdI2 and CdBr2 with an ArF laser. Also, the CdX (X = I, Br) B-state radiative lifetimes and CdX2 quenching rate constants were found to be 32±3 ns, (9.2±1.1) ×10-10 cm3 s-1, 25±4 ns and (7.9±3.3)×10-10 cm3 s-1, respectively. After synthesizing and photodissociating 114CdI 2, the 114CdI laser spectrum was identified as arising from v′ = 0-2→v\ = 61, 62 transitions of the B→X band. The use of a single isotope of Cd (i.e., 114Cd) was also found to quadruple the energy output of the CdI laser and to make possible a dual-wavelength metal-halide laser, one operating simultaneously in the red (CdI) and near-infrared (CdBr).
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U2 - 10.1063/1.93005
DO - 10.1063/1.93005
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33645055336
SN - 0003-6951
VL - 40
SP - 99
EP - 101
JO - Applied Physics Letters
JF - Applied Physics Letters
IS - 2
ER -