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High-Gain Air Lasing by Multiphoton Pumping of Atomic Species

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Air Lasing

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The possibility of achieving high-gain lasing from a remote location in air opens up numerous opportunities for the development of new concepts. Backward lasing has generated the most interest, since it may provide a high-sensitivity method for the detection of greenhouse gases, gas leakage from pipelines and refineries, pollution, illicit chemical and nuclear processing activities, chemical gas attacks, and the presence of explosives and hazardous materials. Other applications of high-gain air lasing are of significant interest and include “around-the-corner” illumination, clandestine communication, and a local “guide star” for the correction of aero-optical distortion. This chapter presents results of remote lasing in atmospheric pressure air from oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen as well as backward lasing from inert gas species.

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The authors acknowledge the support from the Office of Naval Research and from NASA through the SBIR program to MetroLaser, Inc.

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  1. Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 08544, USA

    Arthur Dogariu & Richard Miles

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  2. Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China

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Dogariu, A., Miles, R. (2018). High-Gain Air Lasing by Multiphoton Pumping of Atomic Species. In: Polynkin, P., Cheng, Y. (eds) Air Lasing. Springer Series in Optical Sciences, vol 208. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65220-7_2

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