Title :
The role of helium in the H2O laser
Author :
Pichamuthu, J.P. ; Hassler, J.C. ; Sherman, G.H. ; Coleman, Philip
Author_Institution :
University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA
fDate :
2/1/1973 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The addition of helium increases the output of both pulsed and CW H2O lasers. Spectroscopic time-varying gas temperature measurements in pulsed H2lasers show that the gas temperature rise of ∼1600 K in "pure" H2O is reduced to only ∼200 K when helium is added. Evidence is presented, indicating that the increase in output when helium is added is primarily due to gas cooling.
Keywords :
Current measurement; Gas lasers; Gratings; Helium; Kinetic theory; Land surface temperature; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pulses; Pulse measurements; Temperature measurement;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1973.1077444
