History of laser development on organic compounds (LOC): II. Photochemical laser is an important stage in LOC development

Abstract

The development of photochemical lasers concepts around fast adiabatic photochemical reactions is considered. The first investigations connected with photochemical lasers based on the intra- and intermolecular proton-transfer reactions and attempts to obtain laser radiation of excimers and exciplexes of aromatic compounds have been analyzed. The dynamics of the process of formulating criteria to select active media for forecasting the radiation properties of prospective active media for photochemical lasers is outlined. The estimation of the photochemical laser as an instrument for broadening the spectral range of the laser radiation of organic compounds is given. The historical importance of photochemical lasers in the development of the investigations of lasers on organic compounds has been determined.