Investigation of a Cesium Iodide Photodissociation Laser as a Source at 455.5 nm.
Abstract
This investigation is concerned with both the feasibility of generating a spectrally narrow laser source at 455.5-nm by photodissociation of cesium iodide, and the possibility of amplifying this output in a parametric process using a suitable nonlinear material. Experiments using a 193-nm ArF laser as a photodissociation source are described. Only very weak output at 455.5-nm was observed, perhaps due to competition from other lines which depleted the 7P3/2 state and the eventual buildup of the ground 6S1/2 state. The lines at 917-nm were observed to be super-radiant at a pumping energy on the order of 1 mJ/sq. cm.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1986
- Accession Number
- ADA174899
Entities
People
- Frank Hanson