DocumentCode
1082746
Title
CW HF/HCN and HF/DF optical resonance transfer lasers
Author
Finzi, J. ; Wang, J.H. ; Hui, K.K. ; Baily, P.K. ; Holleman, G.W. ; Mastrup, F.N.
Author_Institution
Hughes Aircraft Company, Culver City, CA, USA
Volume
16
Issue
9
fYear
1980
fDate
9/1/1980 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
912
Lastpage
914
Abstract
CW laser oscillation has been observed in HCN at 
m and in DF at 
m. Mixtures of HF/HCN/He and HF/DF/He were irradiated by a CW multiline HF chemical laser. Vibrational excitation of HF by resonance absorption, followed by rapid V-V energy transfer to HCN or DF, produced a population inversion. The HCN gain was estimated to be between 0.08 and 0.17 percent/cm. The DF gain was greater than 0.17 percent/cm and 25 mW of power were outcoupled.
m and in DF at m. Mixtures of HF/HCN/He and HF/DF/He were irradiated by a CW multiline HF chemical laser. Vibrational excitation of HF by resonance absorption, followed by rapid V-V energy transfer to HCN or DF, produced a population inversion. The HCN gain was estimated to be between 0.08 and 0.17 percent/cm. The DF gain was greater than 0.17 percent/cm and 25 mW of power were outcoupled.Keywords
CW lasers; Gas lasers; Infrared lasers; Optical resonance; Absorption; Chemical lasers; Energy exchange; Hafnium; Helium; Laser excitation; Laser transitions; Optical pumping; Pump lasers; Resonance;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9197
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JQE.1980.1070597
Filename
1070597
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