• DocumentCode
    2249577
  • Title

    Remote backwards lasing in air

  • Author

    Dogariu, Arthur ; Michael, James ; Scully, Marlan O. ; Miles, Richard B.

  • Author_Institution
    Mech. & Aerosp. Eng. Dept., Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ, USA
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    1-6 May 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate high gain lasing in air from two-photon dissociation of molecular oxygen and simultaneous resonant two-photon pumping of an atomic oxygen fragment. This backwards emission provides a remote laser source for standoff detection.
  • Keywords
    gas lasers; molecular dynamics method; optical pumping; oxygen; photodissociation; two-photon processes; atomic oxygen fragment; molecular oxygen; remote backwards lasing; remote laser source; simultaneous resonant two-photon pumping; standoff detection; two-photon dissociation; Atom lasers; Atomic beams; Laser beams; Optical pumping; Pump lasers; Stimulated emission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1223-4
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5950999