CF.sub.4 laser

Patent · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1979

OSTI ID:863461

Wittig, Curt ^[1]; Tiee, Joe J ^[2]

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1. Santa Monica, CA
2. Los Angeles, CA

A CF.sub.4 laser for producing near 16 .mu.m radiation utilizing a line tunable CO.sub.2 laser as an optical pumping source. The device uses a cryogenically cooled optically pumped cell containing molecular CF.sub.4 gas. An optical resonant cavity formed around the optically pumped cell induces oscillations of near 16 .mu.m radiation from the .nu..sub.2 +.nu..sub.4 .fwdarw..nu..sub.2 transition in the molecular CF.sub.4 gas.

• DOE Contract Number: E(29-2)-3571
• Assignee: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): US 4176326
• OSTI ID: 863461
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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