Laser Emission Lines and Materials

This paper contains data on many of the laser materials reported in the literature up to May 1964. The first section contains a list of laser emission lines arranged according to increasing wavelength along with the corresponding active ion and host material. The second section contains information on parameters pertinent to laser performance. In both sections each line is referenced. No attempt has been made to include the wavelengths generated by second harmonics or the Raman effect. In this tabulation the total number of laser lines considered is 357. These lines originate from 65 laser systems. It is hoped that this catalog will be of special use to research workers in the life sciences who may not be familiar with the range of laser frequencies now available.