OPTICAL PUMPS FOR LASERS

Abstract

The continuously operating high pressure mercury discharge has been demonstrated as an effective vehicle for the efficient excitation of intense lines from a number of metals whose radiating excited states are 5 e.v. above the ground state. The metals In, Ga, Tl, Cs and Na introduced into the arc in the form of iodides have been studied in lamps having diameters from 2.6 mm to 22 mm. Spectral distributions and irradiance measurements are given for these lamps at input power densities in the range 20-2000W/cu cm.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0482130

Entities

People

  • C. H. Church
  • D. A. Larson
  • I. Liberman
  • L. Gampel
  • R. Schlecht

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arc Lamps
  • Cameras
  • Electronics
  • Electronics Laboratories
  • Energy Levels
  • Infrared Spectrometers
  • Jackets
  • Lasers
  • Measurement
  • Optics
  • Spectral Lines
  • Spectrometers
  • Spectroscopy
  • Thermal Conductivity
  • Time Intervals
  • Two Dimensional
  • Yag Lasers

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers