CO.sub.2 laser

Patent · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1977

OSTI ID:862973

Rink, John P ^[1]

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1. Los Alamos, NM

The disclosure relates to a pulsed gas laser comprising an optical resonant cavity, a CO.sub.2 lasing medium, structure for containing the CO.sub.2 lasing medium within the optical cavity and a device for causing a population inversion in the lasing medium, with a novel improvement comprising structure for causing a laser pulse comprising a wavelength in the near 14 .mu.m and near 16 .mu.m range. The structure for cooling the CO.sub.2 lasing medium to less than about -40.degree. C as well is a structure for pumping the maximum inversion of CO.sub.2 molecules within the lasing medium by minimizing the population in the 010 level.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM
• Assignee: United States of America as represented by United States Energy (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): US 4063190
• OSTI ID: 862973
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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