Thermally pumped gasdynamic laser utilizing transitions between levels of the. nu. /sub 1/ and. nu. /sub 2/ modes of the CO/sub 2/ molecule, emitting in the 16. 4--17. 2. mu. range

Journal Article · Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1981 · Sov. J. Quant. Electron. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1070/QE1981v011n07ABEH007272· OSTI ID:5899897

Bakanov, D G; Vedeneev, A A; Volkov, A Y; Demin, A I; Kudryavtsev, E M; Odintsov, A I; Spazhakin, V A; Fedoseev, A I

The present paper reports the attainment of laser action in a thermally pumped gasdynamic laser utilizing transitions between levels of coupled CO/sub 2/ modes in the 16.4--17.2 ..mu.. wavelength range. An interesting feature of these experimental results is that laser action was observed for a large number of vibrational--rotational lines. These new lasing transitions achieved for a CO/sub 2/ gasdynamic laser considerably increase its possible practical applications.

• Research Organization: P. N. Lebedev Physics Institute, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow
• OSTI ID: 5899897
• Journal Information: Sov. J. Quant. Electron. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Sov. J. Quant. Electron. (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 11:7; ISSN SJQEA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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