Multiple quantum laser

Claim 1

A system for generating stimulated two photon emission comprising volatile monoiodides in a transparent container, flash photolysis means directed at said volatile monoiodides for achieving large inversions in atomic iodine to an excited state, and means for generating two intense synchronous pulses Nu 1 and Nu 2 such that h Nu 1 and h Nu 2 equals the energy of the excited iodine atoms.

Claim 2

A system for generating stimulated two photon emission comprising volatile monoiodides in a transparent container, flash photolysis means directed at said volatile monoiodides for achieving large inversions in atomic iodine to an excited state, and means for generating two intense synchronous pulses Nu 1 and Nu 2 such that h Nu 1 and h Nu 2 equals the energy of the excited iodine atoms.

Claim 3

A system for generating stimulated two photon emission comprising atomic iodine in a transparent container, an intense laser pulse of first frequency Nu L directed at said atomic iodine to achieve by stimulated Raman scattering a second frequency Nu S appearing with said first frequency Nu L, a second transparent container of atomic iodine excited by said frequencies Nu S and Nu L so as to produce by four wave parametric conversion a third frequency Nu R of light whereby Nu R Nu L-2 Nu S, means for filtering out Nu L but transmitting Nu S and Nu R, and means for amplifying said frequencies Nu S and Nu R comprising flash photolysis of a volatile monoiodide.

Claim 4

A system for generating stimulated two photon emission comprising atomic iodine in a transparent container, an intense laser pulse of first frequency Nu L directed at said atomic iodine to achieve by stimulated Raman scattering a second frequency Nu S appearing with said first frequency Nu L, a second transparent container of atomic iodine excited by said frequencies Nu S and Nu L so as to produce by four wave parametric conversion a third frequency Nu R of light whereby Nu R Nu L-2 Nu S, means for filtering out Nu L but transmitting Nu S and Nu R, and means for amplifying said frequencies Nu S and Nu R comprising flash photolysis of a volatile monoiodide.

Claim 5

A system for achieving two stimulated emission pulses due to a double quantum transition comprising a laser emitting an intense beam at a frequency Nu L, iodine vapor in a cell that is excited by said beam of frequency Nu L, means for dissociating most molecules of said iodine vapor into iodine atoms while said vapor is excited by said laser beam so as to produce a Stokes frequency Nu S equal to the frequency Nu L minus the frequency of the excited state of said iodine atoms, a second cell in the path of said two frequencies Nu L and Nu S and containing iodine molecules each of which has been dissociated into two iodine atoms, the interaction of said two frequencies with said iodine atoms producing a third frequency Nu R such that Nu R Nu L - 2 Nu S, which frequencies appear simultaneously as outputs from said second cell, means for filtering out the frequency Nu L so that only the frequencies Nu S and Nu R remain, and a third cell containing excited iodine atoms in the path of said two frequencies Nu S and Nu R so as to produce amplified output signals corresponding to frequencies Nu S and Nu R.

Claim 6

A system for achieving two stimulated emission pulses due to a double quantum transition comprising a laser emitting an intense beam at a frequency Nu L, iodine vapor in a cell that is excited by said beam of frequency Nu L, means for dissociating most molecules of said iodine vapor into iodine atoms while said vapor is excited by said laser beam so as to produce a Stokes frequency Nu S equal to the frequency Nu L minus the frequency of the excited state of said iodine atoms, a second cell in the path of said two frequencies Nu L and Nu S and containing iodine molecules each of which has been dissociated into two iodine atoms, the interaction of said two frequencies with said iodine atoms producing a third frequency Nu R such that Nu R Nu L - 2 Nu S, which frequencies appear simultaneously as outputs from said second cell, means for filtering out the frequency Nu L so that only the frequencies Nu S and Nu R remain, and a third cell containing excited iodine atoms in the path of said two frequencies Nu S and Nu R so as to produce amplified output signals corresponding to frequencies Nu S and Nu R.