Journal article
High power, high efficiency optically pumped NH3 lasers
Abstract
A simple and efficient NH3 laser was tuned over more than 70 vibrational band transitions between 10.08 and 14.14 μm. The active medium was a dilute mixture of ammonia in argon and was optically pumped by the 9R(30) transition of a pulsed TEA-CO2 laser. Output energies greater than 1 J per pulse were observed on several of the strongest lines. In a non-selective cavity an energy conversion efficiency of greater than 35% was obtained with a …
Authors
White JD; Chakrabarti A; Reid J
Journal
Applied Physics B, Vol. 51, No. 5, pp. 371–373
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
11 1990
DOI
10.1007/bf00348975
ISSN
0946-2171