Metal Vapor Laser


laser type
METAL VAPOR
wavelengths
in nanometers
max average power in
Watts
max peak power max repetition rate in Hz  pulse duration minimum
bandwidth
other
other 2
Copper
511 and 578
20 W   40 W






Gold
627
5 W






Sodium
178.7,  589
5 W






Barium
1130  (1500?)
2 W






Strontium
3066 and 3011 only?







Rubidium
780, 795







cadmium
442, 563, & 325







mercury
567 & 615







selenium
red to UV
24 lines







Ti








Mo








Ta








W








Pb
722 nm






Za








I2








Cs








K
770







Sm
2700-3250  ?






 lanthanide








U, Er, Gd








metal salts (CuCl etc)








Raman







thullium
1960







magnesium 518.4
















metals& halides + metal only +
the metal alone

















virtually all metals










a.2. Metal vapor"lasers", as follows:

a.2.a. Copper (Cu) "lasers" having an
average output power exceeding 20 W;

a.2.b. Gold (Au) "lasers" having an
average output power exceeding 5 W;

a.2.c. Sodium (Na) "lasers" having an
output power exceeding 5 W;

a.2.d. Barium (Ba) "lasers" having an
average output power exceeding 2 W;




(b) Copper vapor "lasers" controlled by
6A005.a.2.a having all of the following
characteristics:
(1) Operating at wavelengths between 500
and 600 nm; and
(2) An average output power ò 40 W;