A New All Gas-Phase Chemical Iodine Laser. Scientists Developed and Demonstrated a New Chemically Pumped Laser

Abstract

Abstract : Solid-state lasers convert electrical energy into light using optical excitation. Although efficient, scientists continue research into scaling these devices for high-power applications. Chemical lasers efficiently convert energy derived from chemical bonds and reactions into laser photons. Scientists use chemical lasers for applications that require high-power, lightweight, and self-contained sources of laser radiation because of their inherent high efficiency and scalability. The two classes of chemical lasers are the hydrogen fluoride (HF) laser and the chemical oxygen-iodine laser (COIL).