Tunable Lasers and Applications

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-VIII

   PDF

2. Tunable and Hight Energy UV-Visible Lasers

   1. Tunable Coherent VUV Radiation

      • B. P. Stoicheff, S. C. Wallace

      Pages 1-20

   2. High Efficiency UV Lasers

      • J. J. Ewing, C. A. Brau

      Pages 21-39

   3. Tunable VUV Excimer Laser Systems

      • D. J. Bradley, M. H. R. Hutchinson, C. C. Ling

      Pages 40-49

   4. Dye Laser Technology

      • F. P. Schäfer

      Pages 50-59

3. Tunable IR Laser Systems

   1. Scalable Tunable IR Lasers

      • A. Mooradian

      Pages 60-69

   2. Parametric Oscillators

      • R. L. Byer

      Pages 70-80

   3. Tunable Infrared Generation in Molecular Gases

      • J. Ducuing, R. Frey, F. Pradère

      Pages 81-87

   4. Tunable High Power Raman Lasers and Their Applications

      • A. Z. Grasiuk, I. G. Zubarev

      Pages 88-95

   5. Efficient High-Power 8.62 μm Infrared Radiation Source for Uranium Isotope Separation in UF6

      • R. L. Aggarwal, N. Lee, B. Lax

      Pages 96-99

4. Isotope Separation and Laser Driven Chemical Reactions

   1. Laser Chemistry at Surfaces

      • M. S. Djidjoev, R. V. Khokhlov, A. V. Kiselev, V. I. Lygin, V. A. Namiot, A. I. Osipov et al.

      Pages 100-107

   2. The Photophysics and Photochemistry of Formaldehyde

      • A. P. Baronavski, A. Cabello, J. H. Clark, Y. Haas, P. L. Houston, A. H. Kung et al.

      Pages 108-121

   3. Future Applications of Selective Laser Photophysics and Photochemistry

      • V. S. Letokhov

      Pages 122-139

   4. Uranium Isotope Separation and Its Demand on Laser Development

      • Stephen Rockwood

      Pages 140-149

5. Nonlinear Excitation of Molecules

   1. Dissociation of Polyatomic Molecules by an Intense Infrared Laser Field

      • R. V. Ambartzumian

      Pages 150-161

   2. Collisionless Dissociation of Polyatomic Molecules by Multiphoton Infrared Absorption

      • N. Bloembergen, C. D. Cantrell, D. M. Larsen

      Pages 162-176

   3. Laser Excitation of Molecules to High States of Vibration

      • K. L. Kompa

      Pages 177-189

   4. Double Resonance and Energy Transfer in Sulfur Hexafluoride

      • J. I. Steinfeld, C. C. Jensen

      Pages 190-192

6. Laser Photokinetics

   1. Laser Induced Collisions

      • S. E. Harris, R. W. Falcone, W. R. Green, D. B. Lidow, J. C. White, J. F. Young

      Pages 193-206

   2. Application of Picosecond Laser Pulses to the Determination of Vibrational Time Constants of Polyatomic Molecules in Liquids

      • W. Kaiser, A. Laubereau

      Pages 207-217

The Tunable Lasers and Applications Conference was held in Loen, Norway, on June 6-11, 1976. This conference dealt with the technology of tunable lasers from the vacuum ultraviolet to the far infrared and their application in the areas of photochemistry, chemical kinetics, isotope separation, at­ mospheric photochemistry and environmental studies, photobiology, and spec­ troscopy. The need for such a conference grew out of the rapidly expanding use of tunable lasers in a broad range of disciplines. The conference was attended by 130 scientists representing Japan, Italy, West Germany, Canada, Israel, France, England, Norway, Sweden, Brazil, Den­ mark, Finland, the Netherlands, the Soviet Union, and the United States. The location of the conference in Loen, Nordfjord, was chosen because of the magnificent beauty of its aqua-blue fjords surrounded by glacier-capped mountains and lush green hillsides. The Alexandra Hotel was a perfect host for such a conference with first class services, superb smorgesbord, and ex­ cellent audio-visual facilities. The atmosphere was free of distractions and provided for a relaxed interchange of ideas. An afternoon hike was arranged to the Briksdal glacier while the highlight of the outdoor activities was a bus-ship excursion to the magestically splendid Geiranger fjord. A sumptuous banquet was followed by an interesting'and entertaining illustrated talk on high-speed and underwater photography by Professor Harold Edgerton from MIT. Financial support from our sponsors is gratefully acknowledged in help­ ing to make this conference a complete success.

• Absorption
• Raman spectroscopy
• biology
• chemistry
• dynamics
• energy
• environment
• kinetics
• laser
• laser spectroscopy
• laser technology
• molecule
• photon
• radiation
• spectroscopy

• Quantum Electronics Group, MIT, Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, USA

  Aram Mooradian

• Division for Electronics, Norwegian Defence Research Establishment, Kjeller, Norway

  Tycho Jaeger

• Division for Electronics, Electrooptics Group, Norwegian Defence Research Establishment, Kjeller, Norway

  Per Stokseth

Policies and ethics