TECHNIQUE FOR GENERATING 14 AND 16 MICRON CO.SUB.2 LASER RADIATION

摘要

47,720TECHNIQUE FOR GENERATING 14 AND16 MICRON CO2 LASER RADIATIONABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSUREThe direct electrical discharge excitation, pulsedor CW, of a laser gas medium consisting of CO2:N2:He presentin the approximate ratio of 1:2:25 at a total gas pressureof between approximately 8 and 12 Torr and an operatingtemperature between approximately 125°K and 150°K supports16 micron laser radiation on the 0200?0110 CO2 vibrationaltransition, and 14 micron laser radiation on the 1000?0110CO2 vibrational transition.