Isotopic CF/sub 4/ laser. [Patent application]

Patent · Wed Sep 14 04:00:00 EDT 1977

OSTI ID:7091630

Jones, C R; Buchwald, M I; Telle, J M

An isotopic optically pumped CF/sub 4/ laser capable of producing coherent radiation at approximately 628 cm/sup -1/ is described. In one embodiment, an off-axis pumping signal is applied to an optical pumping cavity having an inner reflective surface for containing the pumping signal within the cavity. A partially reflective mirror and a grating mounted in Littrow form the optical cavity for enhancing oscillations at approximately 628 cm/sup -1/. In another embodiment, a Brewster prism is utilized to spatially separate coherent radiation generated by the isotopic CF/sub 4/ gas and the pumping signal to facilitate injection of the pumping signal into the optical cavity. A variation of this embodiment utilizes a grating mounted in Littrow for waveline tuning.

• Assignee: Dept. of Energy
• Patent Number(s): None
• OSTI ID: 7091630
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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42 ENGINEERING
420300* -- Engineering-- Lasers-- (-1989)
CARBON TETRAFLUORIDE
DESIGN
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
FLUORINATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
GAS LASERS
HALOGENATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
INFRARED RADIATION
LASER CAVITIES
LASERS
MIRRORS
OPTICAL PUMPING
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC FLUORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
PRISMS
RADIATIONS
TUNING