@inproceedings{10af62c516bd48d3b69bd508852204d6,
title = "Enhanced performance of an electric oxygen-iodine laser",
abstract = "Experiments and modeling have led to continued enhancements in the Electric Oxygen-Iodine Laser (ElectricOIL) system. This continuous wave (cw) laser operating on the 1315 nm transition of atomic iodine is pumped by the production of O2(a) in a radio-frequency (RF) discharge in an O 2/He/NO gas mixture. New discharge geometries have led to improvements in O2(a) production and efficiency. A 95% enhancement in cw laser power was achieved via a 50% increase in gain length, flow rates, and discharge power. A further 87% increase in extracted laser power was obtained using a larger mode volume resonator. The gain has improved by more than 100-fold from the initial demonstration of 0.002% cm-1 to 0.26% cm-1, and similarly the outcoupled laser power has improved more than 500-fold from 0.16 W to 102 W.",
author = "Carroll, {D. L.} and Benavides, {G. F.} and Zimmerman, {J. W.} and Woodard, {B. S.} and Day, {M. T.} and Palla, {A. D.} and Verdeyen, {J. T.} and Solomon, {W. C.}",
year = "2010",
doi = "10.1117/12.845913",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9780819479778",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
booktitle = "High Energy/Average Power Lasers and Intense Beam Applications IV",
note = "High Energy/Average Power Lasers and Intense Beam Applications IV ; Conference date: 25-01-2010 Through 26-01-2010",
}