Optical Pumping of Molecular Gases

Abstract

During the past year we have completed optical pumping studies of Na2 and have initiated optical pumping studies of CO and Hg2. Optical pumping of Na2 shows that it is potentially an interesting quasi tunable, high gain dimer laser in the .52-.81 micrometer spectra range. Our results show that Na2 could possibly be pumped by a flashlamp or an electrical discharge. Measurements on optically pumping Hg2 show that 2mJ of .266 micrometer radiation is needed to achieve threshold on the .33 micrometer band. Experiments are in progress to achieve lasing in Hg2.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA026295

Entities

People

  • Robert L. Byer

Organizations

  • Stanford University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • B Band
  • Bandwidth
  • Dye Lasers
  • Electronic States
  • Energy Transfer
  • Flash Lamps
  • Ground State
  • High Gain
  • Inversion
  • Lasers
  • Light (Electromagnetic Radiation)
  • Losses
  • Measurement
  • Molecular Lasers
  • Optical Pumping
  • Radiation
  • Yag Lasers

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers