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Upconversion of laser radiation frequency in an oxygen-iodine laser

US4622676A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 23, 1985
Grant dateNov 11, 1986
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Expiry dateJan 23, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01S3/2215
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A gaseous mixture comprising iodine, oxygen and fluorine gases is circulated in a closed loop system 16 through a laser cavity 14. The gases in the cavity 14 are pumped by infrared laser radiation 12 from an iodine laser 10. A set of reactions occurs in the cavity 14 resulting in the production of excited, iodine monofluoride, molecules [IF**(B)] which emit laser radiation in the visible spectrum.

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