@article{f74ddae986084bc58ada2cf2d78a257f,
title = "Enhancement of electric oxygen-iodine laser performance using a rectangular discharge and longer gain length",
abstract = "Herein the authors report on the demonstration of a 95% enhancement in continuous-wave laser power on the 1315 nm transition of atomic iodine via a 50% increase in gain length, flow rates, and discharge power. O2 (a Δ1) is produced by a single radio-frequency-excited electric discharge sustained in an O2 -He-NO gas mixture flowing through a rectangular geometry, and I (P2 1/2) is then pumped using energy transferred from O2 (a Δ1). A gain of 0.26% cm-1 was obtained and the total laser output power was 54.8 W.",
author = "Benavides, {G. F.} and Zimmerman, {J. W.} and Woodard, {B. S.} and Carroll, {D. L.} and Palla, {A. D.} and Day, {M. T.} and Verdeyen, {J. T.} and Solomon, {W. C.}",
note = "Funding Information: This work was supported by DARPA prime Contract No. HR0011-07-C-0054 on a subcontract from Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI). Additionally, J. Zimmerman was supported in part by the Directed Energy Professional Society (DEPS) Scholarship Program. The authors gratefully acknowledge the contributions of W.T. Rawlins, S.J. Davis, and S. Lee (PSI); M. Heaven (Emory University); and G.W. Sutton (SPARTA/Cobham Analytic Solutions). The views, opinions, and/or findings contained in this letter are those of the authors and should not be interpreted as representing the official views or policies, either expressed or implied, of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency or the Department of Defense. Distribution Statement A (approved for public release, distribution unlimited).",
year = "2009",
doi = "10.1063/1.3269811",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "95",
journal = "Applied Physics Letters",
issn = "0003-6951",
publisher = "American Institute of Physics",
number = "22",
}