TY - JOUR
T1 - Multiline (480-496 nm) discharge-pumped iodine monofluoride laser
AU - Dlabal, M. L.
AU - Hutchinson, S. B.
AU - Eden, J. G.
AU - Verdeyen, J. T.
PY - 1980
Y1 - 1980
N2 - Lasing at 478.7, 484.7, 490.7, and 496.5 nm has been observed on the E→A3Π (bound→bound) band of the IF (iodine monofluoride) molecule in discharge-pumped He, Ar, CF3I, and NF3 gas mixtures. Oscillation was obtained using a stable optical cavity with output coupling mirror transmissions of 0.2 and 92%. For a 99.7%-He, 0.2%-NF 3, and 0.1%-CF3I (ptotal≈1540 Torr) gas mixture and T∼92% (quartz flat), output pulse energies of ∼0.35 mJ in a ∼15-ns FWHM pulse (peak output power ≳24 kW) were measured. Optimization of the cavity output coupling and increased Ar pressures in conjunction with the use of an attaching gas (to raise the discharge E/N) are expected to improve the output energy and, consequently, the overall efficiency of this blue-green laser.
AB - Lasing at 478.7, 484.7, 490.7, and 496.5 nm has been observed on the E→A3Π (bound→bound) band of the IF (iodine monofluoride) molecule in discharge-pumped He, Ar, CF3I, and NF3 gas mixtures. Oscillation was obtained using a stable optical cavity with output coupling mirror transmissions of 0.2 and 92%. For a 99.7%-He, 0.2%-NF 3, and 0.1%-CF3I (ptotal≈1540 Torr) gas mixture and T∼92% (quartz flat), output pulse energies of ∼0.35 mJ in a ∼15-ns FWHM pulse (peak output power ≳24 kW) were measured. Optimization of the cavity output coupling and increased Ar pressures in conjunction with the use of an attaching gas (to raise the discharge E/N) are expected to improve the output energy and, consequently, the overall efficiency of this blue-green laser.
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U2 - 10.1063/1.91780
DO - 10.1063/1.91780
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:36749108637
SN - 0003-6951
VL - 37
SP - 873
EP - 876
JO - Applied Physics Letters
JF - Applied Physics Letters
IS - 10
ER -