cw CO Laser from the CS2–O2 Flame

Abstract
Stimulated emission has been obtained from CO in a free‐burning low‐pressure CS2–O2 flame. cw laser oscillation was observed at 5.216‐μ v(8–7)P(11), 5.297‐μ v(9–8)P(12), and 5.421‐μ v(11–10)P(10) with total power output on the order of 1 mW.