Pulsed gas lasers excited by an inductive discharge

Abstract

The results of first inductive gas lasers creation in UV, VIS and IR ranges of spectrum are reported. A pulsed cylindrical inductive discharge was used to population inversion formation on the transitions of atoms and molecules. The excitation system producing an inductive discharge in gases under a pressure within a range from 0,1 to 1,0 atm has been developed. Lasing on the transitions of nitrogen molecules (337,1 nm), fluorine atoms (623-755 nm) and carbon dioxide molecules (10,6 um) was achieved. The results of the experimental study of spectral, temporal, and energy parameters of these inductive lasers are presented.