• DocumentCode
    1073990
  • Title

    The CW-496 µm methylfluoride laser: Review and theoretical predictions

  • Author

    Koepf, Gerhard A. ; Smith, Kenneth

  • Author_Institution
    NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
  • Volume
    14
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1978
  • fDate
    5/1/1978 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    333
  • Lastpage
    338
  • Abstract
    A rate equation model for an optically pumped submillimeter gas laser by J. R. Tucker has been extended to account for the pump radiation traveling in both directions in the laser tube. Calculations have been carried out for the (v3= 1 → 1, K = 2 → 2, J = 12 → 11) transition in methylfluoride. Results on the small-signal gain, the saturated gain, the pump absorption, and the output power are presented for a number of waveguide diameters with variable pump frequency and pump power. Previous experimental and theoretical work is compared with the theoretical predictions.
  • Keywords
    Absorption; Equations; Gas lasers; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser theory; Laser transitions; Optical pumping; Optical saturation; Pump lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1978.1069795
  • Filename
    1069795
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1073990