Overtone bands lasing at 2.7–3.1 μm in electrically excited CO
- 1 November 1977
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 31 (9) , 597-599
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.89793
Abstract
Lasing on the first overtone vibrational-rotational transitions of carbon monoxide is reported. The laser is a supersonic flow laser, which uses an electric-discharge-excited CO/He/O2 mixture. 20 W cw power at 0.6% electrical efficiency is obtained.Keywords
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