公开(公告)号：US3970964A

公开(公告)日：1976-07-20

申请号：US503454

申请日：1974-09-05

Applicant: N. Thomas Olson ,  Earl R. Ault ,  Mani L. Bhaumik

Inventor： N. Thomas Olson ,  Earl R. Ault ,  Mani L. Bhaumik

IPC: H01S3/097 ,  H01S3/223 ,  H01S3/22

CPC classification number: H01S3/2237 ,  H01S3/09707

Abstract: A new class of high-power lasers capable of high efficiencies in the visible and shorter wave lengths is taught, employing an excitation energy transfer mechanism from a pumped noble donor gas, such as Argon, to an acceptor lasing gas, preferably Nitrogen. In particular, such an Argon/Nitrogen laser exhibits a very useful, unique output wave length at 3577A, this being derived from a mixture of Argon, predominantly, with a minor percentage of Nitrogen, excited by a relativistic electron beam of relatively high current density. Such gas lasers with a noble gas as donor offer great promise, using high electrical conversion. efficiency of the noble donor gas with a non-radiative energy transfer to the lasing gas.

Abstract translation: 使用来自泵浦的贵金属供体气体（例如氩气）的激发能量转移机构到受主激发气体，优选氮气，教导了一类能够获得可见光和较短波长的高效率的新一类高功率激光器。 特别地，这样的氩/氮激光器在3577A处表现出非常有用的独特的输出波长，这主要来自于氩的混合物，主要是与较小百分比的氮，由相对较高电流密度的相对论电子束激发 。 这种使用惰性气体作为捐助者的气体激光器具有很大的前景，采用高电转换。 贵金属供体气体的效率与非辐射能量转移到激光气体。

公开(公告)号：US4225831A

公开(公告)日：1980-09-30

申请号：US932592

申请日：1978-08-10

Applicant: Earl R. Ault ,  Mani L. Bhaumik

Inventor： Earl R. Ault ,  Mani L. Bhaumik

IPC: H01S3/0979 ,  H01S3/223 ,  H01S3/09 ,  H01S3/14

CPC classification number: H01S3/2237 ,  H01S3/0979

Abstract: A donor gas, such as helium or argon, is pumped into a receiving end of a chamber formed with widely-diverging walls providing an expanded area at its delivery end. Electrodes mounted in the receiving end produce a potential capable of exciting the admitted gas into He.sub.2.sup.+ or argon metastables. An arc discharge is produced for the helium and a glow discharge for the argon. The excited donor then flows through the chamber to a diffusion mixer formed by an array of nozzles covering its expanded delivery end area where it continually mixes with an acceptor gas, such as N.sub.2, supplied through the nozzles. Mixing results in an electronic excitation energy transfer reaction in which the charge from the excited donor is transferred to the acceptor. An optical resonant cavity communicating with the nozzle array receives the excited acceptor and population inversion in the cavity generates a laser beam. With nitrogen, the emission is a continuous wave in the UV-visible region.

Abstract translation: 诸如氦气或氩气的供体气体被泵送到形成有广泛发散的壁的室的接收端中，在其输送端提供扩大区域。 安装在接收端的电极产生能够将进入的气体激发成He2 +或氩气亚稳态的电位。 产生氦气的电弧放电和氩气的辉光放电。 然后激发的供体流过腔室，由扩散混合器形成，该扩散混合器由覆盖其扩展的输送端区域的喷嘴阵列形成，其中它与通过喷嘴提供的受体气体（例如N 2）连续混合。 混合导致电子激发能量转移反应，其中来自激发供体的电荷被转移到受体。 与喷嘴阵列连通的光学谐振腔接收激发的受主并且在空腔中的群体反转产生激光束。 使用氮气时，发射是UV-可见光区域的连续波。

公开(公告)号：US4068195A

公开(公告)日：1978-01-10

申请号：US590630

申请日：1975-06-26

Applicant: Mani L. Bhaumik ,  Gerard Hasserjian

Inventor： Mani L. Bhaumik ,  Gerard Hasserjian

IPC: H01S3/098 ,  H01S3/106 ,  H01S3/223 ,  H01S3/10

CPC classification number: H01S3/08022 ,  H01S3/2232 ,  H01S3/106

Abstract: A multiline laser and method of operating same which comprises selectively controlling the vibrational bands or lines emitted by the laser through incorporating into the laser an intracavity gas cell which contains sufficient concentration of molecules of at least one gas that will prevent at least one of the lines of said laser from achieving sufficient gain to lase in an undesirable line, leaving the laser oscillation to build up in the remaining lines.

Abstract translation: 一种多行激光器及其操作方法，其包括通过将包含足够浓度的至少一种气体分子的腔内气体细胞合并到激光器中来选择性地控制激光束发射的振动带或线，该气体细胞将防止至少一条线 的所述激光器实现足够的增益以在不期望的线路中激发，留下激光振荡以在其余线路中积累。