The high-power iodine laser
Abstract
The book provides a description of the present state of the art concerning the iodine laser, giving particular attention to the design and operation of pulsed high-power iodine lasers. The basic features of the laser are examined, taking into account aspects of spontaneous emission lifetime, hyperfine structure, line broadening and line shifts, stimulated emission cross sections, the influence of magnetic fields, sublevel relaxation, the photodissociation of alkyl iodides, flashlamp technology, excitation in a direct discharge, chemical excitation, and questions regarding the chemical kinetics of the photodissociation iodine laser. The principles of high-power operation are considered along with aspects of beam quality and losses, the design and layout of an iodine laser system, the scalability and prospects of the iodine laser, and the design of the single-beam Asterix III laser.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report A
- Pub Date:
- 1983
- Bibcode:
- 1983STIA...8330135B
- Keywords:
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- High Power Lasers;
- Iodine Lasers;
- Laser Fusion;
- Pulsed Lasers;
- Quantum Electronics;
- Amplifier Design;
- Atomic Excitations;
- Atomic Spectra;
- Energy Storage;
- Frequency Converters;
- Laser Mode Locking;
- Laser Outputs;
- Laser Stability;
- Losses;
- Photodissociation;
- Power Gain;
- Q Switched Lasers;
- Refractivity;
- Wave Front Deformation;
- Lasers and Masers