Enhancement of electric oxygen-iodine laser performance using a rectangular discharge and longer gain length

G. F. Benavides, J. W. Zimmerman, B. S. Woodard, D. L. Carroll, A. D. Palla, M. T. Day, J. T. Verdeyen, W. C. Solomon

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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.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number221112
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume95
Issue number22
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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