Dispersion of gases in atomic iodine lasers at 1. 315. mu. m

Journal Article · Tue Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1988 · Appl. Opt.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.27.004377· OSTI ID:7011809

Swift, K M; Schlie, L A; Rathge, R

A cw atomic iodine photolytic laser at 1.315 ..mu..m was used for the first time to measure the refractivities (polarizabilities or Gladstone-Dale constants) of He, H/sub 2/O, N/sub 2/, O/sub 2/, Ar, CO/sub 2/, O/sub 3/, Cl/sub 2/, SF/sub 6/, ICl, CF/sub 3/I, I/sub 2/, and n-C/sub 3/F/sub 7/I. For comparison with previous measurements, the refractivities were also obtained at 4579, 4880, 5145, and 6328 A. Excellent agreement at these wavelengths supports the validity of these newly reported results. The data presented are useful in the development of a near-diffraction-limited laser beam for any atomic iodine laser at 1.315 ..mu..m.

• Research Organization: DFVLR, Institute for Technical Physics, D-700 Stuttgart 80, Federal Republic of Germany
• OSTI ID: 7011809
• Journal Information: Appl. Opt.; (United States), Journal Name: Appl. Opt.; (United States) Vol. 27:21; ISSN APOPA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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42 ENGINEERING
420300* -- Engineering-- Lasers-- (-1989)
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON DIOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
CHLORINE
ELEMENTS
FLUIDS
GAS LASERS
GASES
HALOGENS
HELIUM
IODINE
LASERS
NONMETALS
OPTICAL DISPERSION
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
OZONE
PHASE SHIFT
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
RARE GASES
REFRACTIVITY