A multiwatt all gas-phase iodine laser (AGIL)

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 995-1002

  Manke II, Gerald C ^a   Cooper, Chris B ^b   Dass, Shiv C ^b   Madden, Timothy J ^a   Hager, Gordon D ^a  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

All gas iodine laser (AGIL); Chemical lasers; Chemical oxygen iodine laser (COIL)

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; CHEMICAL LASERS; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; MOLECULES;

ALL GAS-PHASE IODINE LASER; CHEMICAL OXYGEN IODINE LASER; ELECTRONIC SPIN-ORBIT TRANSITION; ENERGY DONOR;

GAS LASERS;

EID: 0041671031     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2003.814381     Document Type: Article

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