Cw laser oscillation on transitions of Cu+ in He-Cu halide gas discharges

J. A. Piper*, D. F. Neely

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    Abstract

    We report cw oscillation on five transitions of Cu+ in the near infrared in hollow-cathode He-CuI, He-CuBr, and He-CuCl gas discharges. Excitation of the upper laser levels is attributed to thermal-energy charge-transfer reactions between ground-state He ions and neutral Cu atoms following discharge dissociation of the Cu halide molecules to generate free copper in the volume. Operating temperatures are in the range 400-550°C and threshold currents for oscillation compare favorably with the lowest yet reported for sputtering Cu+ lasers.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)621-623
    Number of pages3
    JournalApplied Physics Letters
    Volume33
    Issue number7
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1978

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