A method for analysis of blackbody diatomic-triatomic lasers
Abstract
A formalism is developed for analysis of performance of direct blackbody and blackbody transfer lasers. Application to the CO/CO2 system is made. Three cases are treated: (1) Photoexcited triatomic laser; (2) Photoexcited diatomic-triatomic laser; and (3) Photoexcited diatomic mixing triatomic laser. Each is treated in a transverse flow geometry as illustrated. It is seen from the analysis that the mixing laser configuration has many advantages in that CO can achieve high excitation densities so that high power can be achieved on a relatively small scale.
- Publication:
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Lasant Materials for Blackbody-Pumped Lasers
- Pub Date:
- September 1985
- Bibcode:
- 1985lmbp.rept..137W
- Keywords:
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- Analysis (Mathematics);
- Black Body Radiation;
- Diatomic Molecules;
- Energy Transfer;
- Gas Lasers;
- Molecular Excitation;
- Triatomic Molecules;
- Absorption Cross Sections;
- Carbon Dioxide;
- Carbon Monoxide;
- Harmonic Oscillation;
- Molecular Energy Levels;
- Transverse Oscillation;
- Lasers and Masers