Recent experiments with the electricoil laser system

  • D. L. Carroll
  • , J. T. Verdeyen
  • , D. M. King
  • , J. W. Zimmerman
  • , J. K. Laystrom
  • , G. F. Benavides
  • , B. S. Woodard
  • , K. Kittell
  • , W. C. Solomon

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Abstract

In this paper we report on studies of a continuous wave laser at 1315 nm on the I(2P1/2) → I(2P3/2) transition of atomic iodine where the O2(a1Δ) used to pump the iodine was produced by a radio frequency excited electric discharge. The electric discharge was sustained in He/O2 and Ar/O2 gas mixtures upstream of a supersonic cavity which is employed to lower the temperature of the continuous gas flow and shift the equilibrium of atomic iodine in favor of the I(2P1/2) state. The results of experimental studies for several different flow conditions, discharge arrangements, and mirror sets are presented. The highest laser output power obtained in these experiments was 520 mW in a stable cavity composed of two 99.995% reflective mirrors.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication36th AIAA Plasmadynamics and Lasers Conference
StatePublished - 2005
Event36th AIAA Plasmadynamics and Lasers Conference - Toronto, ON, Canada
Duration: Jun 6 2005Jun 9 2005

Publication series

Name36th AIAA Plasmadynamics and Lasers Conference

Other

Other36th AIAA Plasmadynamics and Lasers Conference
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityToronto, ON
Period6/6/056/9/05

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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