In order to provide secure underwater oceanic communications, various blue-green laser systems are currently under consideration. diatomic sulfur (s2 b---x) radiation which is line tunable throughout the blue-green presents an attractive alternative. the proposed effort will explore discharge… More

The group vib diatomic molecules have been studied extensively in spectroscopy for many years. thus far, only two homonuclear diatomic species have hased, s2 and te2. it appears that discharge dissociation of selenium vapor may lead to a sufficient diatomic population to allow laser action without… More