Table 1.

Visible laser and Hg arc emission wavelengths

Source Emission wavelengths (nm)
Ar [351] [364] 458 466 477 488 496 502 514
Kr [337] [356] 468 476 482 521 531 568 647
ArKr 488 568 647
HeNe 543 594 604 612 629 633 1152
HeCd 325 442 534 539 636
Solid state 355 405 410 440 442 445 457 458 473 488 515 532 555 559 561 628 635
638 639 650 670 685 694 700–1000 tunable 750 780 810
Hg arc 313 334 365 405 436 546 577
  • Unbracketed values are the lines available from the commonly used low-power (5–50 mW), air-cooled lasers. New solid-state lasers are introduced frequently; other wavelengths will probably be available soon. Many more lines, including those in the UV ranges that are listed in brackets, are available from the large high-power (1–5 W), water-cooled versions of the gas lasers. In contrast to the lasers, the Hg arc lamp emits at all wavelengths between its major peaks, at a level of 5%–10% of the peak intensity.

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