Optically Pumped Molecular Iodine Vapor-Phase Laser
- 1 June 1972
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 20 (11), 463-466
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1654019
Abstract
We have observed stimulated emission in optically pumped molecular iodine vapor. Laser action occurs in more than 150 individual lines which span the spectral region from 544 to 1.335 nm for excitation by the 530‐nm second‐harmonic wavelength of a Q‐switched Nd:YAG laser. The iodine laser oscillates for input pulse energies of a few microjoules. Approximately 106 individual laser transitions may be excited by various pump frequencies.Keywords
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