Title :
A lead bromide laser operating at 722.9 and 406.2 nm
Author :
Jones, David R. ; Little, Chris E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., St. Andrews Univ., UK
fDate :
3/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A self-heated laser, operating on the atomic lead transitions at 722.9 and 406.2 nm is reported. The free lead atoms were produced by electric-discharge dissociation of lead bromide which was generated in situ by flowing a Ne-HBr gas mixture over molten Pb in the laser tube. The experimental technique may be applied readily to a number of metal-vapor lasers. Also reported is stable high-PRF operation on the 406.2 nm transition of lead
Keywords :
gas lasers; laser transitions; lead compounds; 406.2 nm; 722.9 nm; Ne-HBr gas mixture; PbBr2 laser; atomic Pb transitions; electric-discharge dissociation; molten Pb; self-heated laser; Atom lasers; Atomic beams; Chemical lasers; Copper; Gas lasers; Laser theory; Laser transitions; Lead; Power lasers; Ring lasers;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
