CW iodine ion laser excited by an electron beam
Abstract
The generation of CW laser oscillation in a He-I2 gas mixture using electron-beam pumping is reported. CW laser radiation was obtained on the 5760.7 A and 6127.5 A transitions of singly ionized iodine. It is expected that the electron-beam excitation scheme demonstrated in He-I(+) can be extended to a large number of charge transfer laser systems with the potential for increased operating efficiency and output power.
- Publication:
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IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics
- Pub Date:
- March 1982
- DOI:
- Bibcode:
- 1982IJQE...18..326M
- Keywords:
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- Continuous Wave Lasers;
- Electron Pumping;
- Energy Conversion Efficiency;
- Gas Mixtures;
- Iodine Lasers;
- Charge Transfer;
- Electron Beams;
- Helium;
- Laser Outputs;
- Lasers and Masers