Title :
Experimental demonstration of lasing in liquid oxygen
Author :
Abeeluck, A.K. ; Neeb, K.P. ; Hobbs, K.R. ; Henshaw, T.L. ; Neumann, D.K. ; Brasseur, J.K.
Author_Institution :
Directed Energy Solutions, Colorado Springs, CO
Abstract :
We report the first experimental demonstration of lasing in liquid oxygen at 1588 nm when pumped by a pulsed dye laser operating at 632 nm. Results from fluorescence and loss measurements are also presented.
Keywords :
fluorescence; liquid lasers; optical pumping; oxygen; O2; fluorescence; lasing; liquid oxygen; loss measurements; optical pumping; pulsed dye laser; wavelength 1588 nm; wavelength 632 nm; Band pass filters; Chemical lasers; Fluorescence; Laser excitation; Lenses; Loss measurement; Optical pumping; Optical resonators; Pump lasers; Windows; (140.0140) Lasers and laser optics; (140.1550) Chemical lasers; (140.3070) Infrared and far-infrared lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627626
