Abstract
This review is concerned with lasers excited by photodissociation of molecules. The principle of photolytic excitation is described and a number of existing lasers is presented. As an example the properties of the thallium laser such as spectral and temporal emission, achievable gain and efficiency are discussed in detail.
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