Research/Patents/US 4876692
US 4876692Tier 3 — General Defense

MICROWAVE-PUMPED ATOMIC GAS LASER

Assignee

US Government

Filed as: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, THE, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY

Filed

Mar 26, 1982

Granted

Oct 24, 1989

Location

FALLS CHURCH VA US

Abstract

Apparatus and method for producing laser radiation from an element of a binary (or more complex) compound pumped by microwave energy. The energy causes the compound to dissociate and for the one element of the compound to go to its first excited state, this state being metastable. As the element emits radiation, it reverts to its ground state and recombines to form a compound (which may be the original compound) capable of being dissociated by the microwave energy and repeating the process.

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35 USC §181 Secrecy Order

Imposed

May 11, 1984

Rescinded

Jun 23, 1989

Duration

5 years, 1 month

Inventor

  • 1JENNY BRAMLEY

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