Lasers wavelengths and power
| Type |
Wavelength
(mm) |
Efficiency |
Power levels available (W) |
| Pulsed |
CW |
| CO2 |
10.6 |
0.01 - 0.02
(pulsed) |
> 2 ´ 1013 |
> 105 |
| CO |
5 |
0.4 |
> 109 |
> 100 |
| Holmium |
2.06 |
0.03 (lamp)
0.1 (diode) |
> 107 |
30 |
| Iodine |
1.315 |
0.003 |
> 1012 |
- |
Nd-glass,
YAG |
1.06 |
0.001 - 0.06 (lamp)
> 0.1 (diode) |
~ 1014
(10 beams) |
1 - 103 |
| * Color center |
1 - 4 |
10-3 |
> 106 |
1 |
* Vibronic
(Ti Sapphire) |
0.7 - 0.9 |
> 0.1 ´ hp |
106 |
1 - 5 |
| Ruby |
0.6943 |
< 10-3 |
1010 |
1 |
| He-Ne |
0.6328 |
10-4 |
- |
1 - 50 ´ 10-3 |
| * Argon ion |
0.45 - 0.60 |
10-3 |
5 ´ 104 |
1 - 20 |
| * OPO |
0.4 - 9.0 |
> 0.1 ´ hp |
106 |
1 - 5 |
| N2 |
0.3371 |
0.001 - 0.05 |
105 - 106 |
- |
| * Dye |
0.3 - 1.1 |
10-3 |
> 106 |
140 |
| Kr - F |
0.26 |
0.08 |
> 109 |
500 |
| Xenon |
0.175 |
0.02 |
> 108 |
- |
* = Tunable sources;
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