Optically Pumped Laser

Abstract

This report describes experimental and theoretical studies of a new technique for pumping high-pressure electric-discharge lasers. Various coupling geometries were examined and studies were made of the discharge temporal evolution and coupling efficiency. Diffuse discharges were obtained at pressures up to 20 atm in an optical configuration which allowed the incorporation of a uv optical cavity and which coupled over 95% of the 10.6 micrometers radiation into the discharge. Studies of various kinetic systems were carried out including He/ N2 at 337.1 nm, He/N2 at 427.8 nm, Xe/F2/He at 354 nm, and Kr/F2/He at 249 nm.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 15, 1976
Accession Number
ADA033005

Entities

People

  • Robert T. Brown

Organizations

  • United Technologies Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Charge Transfer
  • Detectors
  • Electron Beams
  • Electron Density
  • Electron Energy
  • Energy
  • Energy Transfer
  • Geometry
  • High Energy
  • High Pressure
  • Laser Applications
  • Laser Mediums
  • Lasers
  • Light (Electromagnetic Radiation)
  • Measurement
  • Nitrogen Lasers
  • Optical Pumping

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

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

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers