Optically pumped atomic mercury photodissociation laser
- 1 June 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 48 (6) , 2505-2508
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.323963
Abstract
We have generated superfluorescent laser action in atomic mercury at 0.546 and 0.365 μm by optically pumping Hg2 with 0.266‐μm radiation. Superfluorescent thresholds were observed at less than 6 mJ/cm2 input energy density in a 5‐nsec pulse for an atomic mercury density greater than 3×1018 cm−3.This publication has 9 references indexed in Scilit:
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