A NEW KIND OF RAPID-SCAN MONOCHROMATOR USEFUL FOR ANALYZING CHEMICAL LASERS
- 15 February 1968
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 12 (4) , 144-146
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1651929
Abstract
A new rapid‐scan monochromator useful for analyzing chemical lasers has been evaluated. It consists of using a grating as part of the laser cavity and rotating one of the laser mirrors. The lasing lines are individually Q‐switched, increasing their intensities by a factor of 105. No limitation was found in the scan speed, and the theoretical spectral resolution of the grating was achieved. Because of the wavelength selection in the laser cavity, lines are brought out which otherwise would not lase.Keywords
This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
- LASER OSCILLATION IN CHEMICALLY FORMED COApplied Physics Letters, 1966
- OBSERVATION OF LASER ACTION IN THE R-BRANCH OF CO2 AND N2O VIBRATIONAL SPECTRAApplied Physics Letters, 1966
- Vibrational-Rotational Laser Action in Carbon MonoxidePhysical Review B, 1966
- Interpretation of COptical Maser ExperimentsPhysical Review Letters, 1964
- OBSERVATION OF NEW VISIBLE GAS LASER TRANSITIONS BY REMOVAL OF DOMINANCEApplied Physics Letters, 1963