Apparatus and method for generating continuous wave 16. mu. m laser radiation using gaseous CF/sub 4/

Patent · Tue May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1984

OSTI ID:5938404

Telle, J M

Apparatus and method for generating continuous wave 16 ..mu..m laser radiation using gaseous CF/sub 4/. Laser radiation at 16 ..mu..m has been observed in a cooled static cell containing low pressure CF/sub 4/ optically pumped by an approximately 3 W output power c-w CO/sub 2/ laser. The laser cavity employed was a multiple-pass off-axis-path two spherical mirror ring resonator. Unidirectional CF/sub 4/ laser output power at 615 cm/sup -1/ exceeded 2 mW. Computer calculations indicate that for modest pump powers of about 40 W, approximately 1 W of emitted laser radiation at 16 ..mu..m might be obtained.

• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• Assignee: Dept. of Energy
• Application Number: ON: TI85006444
• OSTI ID: 5938404
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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