GB2228138B - A method of chemically generating a 1.315 micron cw laser beam - Google Patents

A method of chemically generating a 1.315 micron cw laser beam

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GB2228138B
GB2228138B GB8421114A GB8421114A GB2228138B GB 2228138 B GB2228138 B GB 2228138B GB 8421114 A GB8421114 A GB 8421114A GB 8421114 A GB8421114 A GB 8421114A GB 2228138 B GB2228138 B GB 2228138B
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micron
laser beam
chemically generating
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Henri Brunet
Lucien Torchin
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Alcatel Lucent SAS
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Compagnie Generale dElectricite SA
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/09—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping
    • H01S3/095—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping using chemical or thermal pumping
    • H01S3/0951—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping using chemical or thermal pumping by increasing the pressure in the laser gas medium
    • H01S3/0953—Gas dynamic lasers, i.e. with expansion of the laser gas medium to supersonic flow speeds
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/14—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range characterised by the material used as the active medium
    • H01S3/22—Gases
    • H01S3/2215—Iodine compounds or atomic iodine

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
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  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • Lasers (AREA)
  • Physical Or Chemical Processes And Apparatus (AREA)
GB8421114A 1983-09-27 1984-08-20 A method of chemically generating a 1.315 micron cw laser beam Expired - Lifetime GB2228138B (en)

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FR8315295A FR2629648A1 (en) 1983-09-27 1983-09-27 Method for creating, by a chemical route, a CW laser beam of 1.315 micron wavelength

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GB8421114D0 GB8421114D0 (en) 1990-04-25
GB2228138A GB2228138A (en) 1990-08-15
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US3832650A (en) * 1973-12-04 1974-08-27 Us Army Supersonic chemical transfer laser
GB1473450A (en) * 1974-09-11 1977-05-11 Trw Inc Combustion driven nf3 chemical laser
GB1534929A (en) * 1975-07-10 1978-12-06 Us Energy Method and apparatus for generating coherent 14 and 16 micron radiation
US4236123A (en) * 1978-06-01 1980-11-25 Mcdonnell Douglas Corporation High-power CO laser

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US4267526A (en) * 1979-04-13 1981-05-12 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Air Force Continuous wave chemically pumped atomic iodine laser

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3832650A (en) * 1973-12-04 1974-08-27 Us Army Supersonic chemical transfer laser
GB1473450A (en) * 1974-09-11 1977-05-11 Trw Inc Combustion driven nf3 chemical laser
GB1534929A (en) * 1975-07-10 1978-12-06 Us Energy Method and apparatus for generating coherent 14 and 16 micron radiation
US4236123A (en) * 1978-06-01 1980-11-25 Mcdonnell Douglas Corporation High-power CO laser

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GB2228138A (en) 1990-08-15
GB8421114D0 (en) 1990-04-25
FR2629648A1 (en) 1989-10-06

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