TY - JOUR
T1 - VISIBLE AND UV LASERS
T2 - PROBLEMS AND PROMISES.
AU - Eden, Gary
AU - Burnham, Ralph
AU - Champagne, Louis F.
AU - Donohue, Terence
AU - Djeu, Nicholas
PY - 1979
Y1 - 1979
N2 - Research problems and possible application areas are reviewed of the excimer lasers operating in visible and UV parts of spectrum with working media of the rare-gas halides, molecular halogens, and mercury halides. Different ways of pumping are considered - by electron beams, optical pumping, electric discharge pumping. Stimulated Raman scattering, shifting the wavelength, overcoming impeding processes are also among the discussed problems. The most important future applications of the excimers are separating elements from nuclear waste, laser-driven fusion, laser photochemistry, and underwater applications.
AB - Research problems and possible application areas are reviewed of the excimer lasers operating in visible and UV parts of spectrum with working media of the rare-gas halides, molecular halogens, and mercury halides. Different ways of pumping are considered - by electron beams, optical pumping, electric discharge pumping. Stimulated Raman scattering, shifting the wavelength, overcoming impeding processes are also among the discussed problems. The most important future applications of the excimers are separating elements from nuclear waste, laser-driven fusion, laser photochemistry, and underwater applications.
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U2 - 10.1109/mspec.1979.6367978
DO - 10.1109/mspec.1979.6367978
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0018456818
SN - 0018-9235
VL - 16
SP - 50
EP - 59
JO - IEEE Spectrum
JF - IEEE Spectrum
IS - 4
ER -