15.9 Micron acetylene laser
US4237428A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 1, 1978 |
| Grant date | Dec 2, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 1, 1998 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01S3/0953
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A laser system in which acetylene is mixed with a gaseous mixture of helium and carbon monoxide which has been vibrationally excited significantly populating the lower vibrational levels of the CO. The carbon monoxide will transfer its energy to the acetylene, populating the upper (01000) level to create laser radiation near 15.9 microns which may be operated in continuous-wave or pulsed modes. The laser cavity includes mirrors which are highly reflective at 16 microns but transparent to radiation at 8 microns or other well-known means which will operate in the same fashion.
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