Ultraviolet metal ion laser
US4730334A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 5, 1987 |
| Grant date | Mar 8, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 5, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01S3/031
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A gas ion laser employs a direct current electron beam to create a rare gas ion density and a cylindrical magnetron to sputter a partial pressure of metal vapor density and to also create a rare gas ion density. Thermal energy charge transfer selectively pumps the upper metal ion laser transitions on a continuous wave basis.
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