Abstract

A new form of laser is proposed in which electrochemical energy in the form of a charge-transfer reaction would be used to create directly a population inversion. The direct formation of either excited-singlet-state molecules or excimers by radical-ion annihilation is suggested as the primary means of attaining a population inversion within the electroactive organic species. 9,10-Diphenylanthracene is proposed as a possible contender for the singlet approach, while 9,10-dimethylanthracene and 9,10-dichloranthracene are suggested for the excimer scheme. An estimate has been made of the conditions necessary to achieve laser action in the case of 9,10-diphenylanthracene.

© 1974 Optical Society of America

Physical Constraints Associated with the Development of a Laser Based on Electrochemiluminescence

R. M. Measures
Appl. Opt. 14(4) 909-916 (1975)

Laser based on electrochemiluminescence

Csaba P. Keszthelyi
Appl. Opt. 14(7) 1710-1712 (1975)

Early Termination of Flashlamp Pumped Dye Laser Pulses by Shock Wave Formation

S. Blit, A. Fisher, and U. Ganiel
Appl. Opt. 13(2) 335-340 (1974)

Dye Lasers--a Classified Bibliography 1966–1972

G. Magyar
Appl. Opt. 13(1) 25-45 (1974)

Laser-Induced Chemical Reactions

N. V. Karlov
Appl. Opt. 13(2) 301-309 (1974)