Dye laser pumped atomic iodine laser

15 May 1978

journal article
research article
Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters

Vol. 32 (10) , 656-658
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.89884

Abstract

Lasing has been demonstrated on the ²P_1/2–²P_3/2 transition in atomic iodine by optically pumping I₂ vapor to dissociation with a flashlamp‐pumped tunable dye laser. Lasing at 1.315 μ has been observed for pump wavelengths from 5010 to 4930 Å. The device holds promise as a rapidly pulsed gain diagnostic for existing or future iodine systems.

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