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A frequency doubled chemical oxygen iodine laser

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The output of a chemical oxygen iodine laser (λ=1.315 μm) has been frequency doubled at an overall conversion efficiency of ≃1%. A lithium iodate (LiIO3) crystal was used in an intracavity doubling scheme. This represents the first time visible laser light has been obtained, solely from a chemical source.

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  1. Air Force Weapons Laboratory/ARDI, Kirtland AFB, 87117, NM, USA

    D. E. Johnson, R. H. Humphreys Jr., P. Keating & G. D. Hager

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Johnson, D.E., Humphreys, R.H., Keating, P. et al. A frequency doubled chemical oxygen iodine laser. Appl. Phys. B 48, 339–342 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00694191

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