Abstract
New mid-IR laser sources are required for applications such as laser photochemistry and laser isotope separation. A common technique used in the development of such sources is the optical pumping of molecules using a CO2 laser to produce lasing at wavelengths longer than 10 µm. By contrast, we have devised an optical pumping scheme whereby a conventional 10-µm CO2 laser can be converted to one operating at wavelengths in the 4.3-µm region. Peak output powers of 1 kW and average powers of 50 mW have already been obtained from a laser system which is readily scalable using existing CO2 laser technology.
© 1981 Optical Society of America
PDF ArticleMore Like This
C. Rolland, J. Reid, and B. K. Garside
WF3 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO:S&I) 1981
W. H. Kasner, V. A. Toth, and M. A. Akerman
WE6 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO:S&I) 1981
R. K. Brimacombe and J. Red
TUB5 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO:S&I) 1984