Intense laser emission from electron-beam-pumped ternary mixtures of Ar, N2, and POPOP vapor

Abstract
Powerful laser output was observed at 381 nm from electron‐beam‐pumped ternary mixtures of argon‐nitrogen and 2,2′‐p‐phenylinebis(5‐phenyloxazole) (POPOP) dye vapor. The injection of the subthreshold 380.5‐nm N2 line into the electrically excited gain profile of POPOP vapor has been identified as a pumping mechanism.