Abstract
This paper reports extremely efficient operation of an NH3 laser-pumped by 9.3-μm CO2 radiation with energy conversion efficiencies of up to 30%, close to the theoretical limit of 36%, and power conversion efficiencies of 40-60%, both values of which are by far the highest reported to date.1-6 The results of a comprehensive investigation of the NH3 laser as well as the more general application to other molecular gases of the novel optical pumping scheme used here will be discussed.
© 1981 Optical Society of America
PDF ArticleMore Like This
J.-M. Lourtioz, P. Wazen, and T. A. De Temple
FM2 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO:S&I) 1984
C. Rolland, J. Reid, and B. K. Garside
WF3 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO:S&I) 1981
C. Rolland, J. Reid, and B. K. Garside
FS5 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO:S&I) 1982