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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
