VISIBLE LASER ACTION IN FLUORINE I

1 July 1970

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

Vol. 17 (1) , 39-40
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1653244

Abstract

Pulsed laser oscillation in atomic fluorine at 7039, 7129, and 7024 Å (vacuum) has been observed and identified as belonging to the 3p ²P – 2s²P transitions in fluorine I. Emission originates from an electrically pulsed CF₄, C₂F₆, or SF₆ and helium mixture with pressure of 0.1 and 5 Torr, respectively. Optical pulse duration is 1–2μsec with a peak power in all three lines of 150 W. Laser action takes place in a 4‐m cavity with active discharge lengths from 1 to 3 m.

Keywords

OSCILLATIONS

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Applied Physics Letters, 1965
EVIDENCE FOR RADIATION TRAPPING AS A MECHANISM FOR QUENCHING AND RING-SHAPED BEAM FORMATION IN ION LASERS
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