DocumentCode :
1080857
Title :
Very short far-infrared pulses from optically pumped CH3 OH/D, CH3 F, and HCOOH lasers using an EQ-switched CO2 laser as a pump source
Author :
Bluyssen, H.J.A. ; Van Etteger, A.F. ; Maan, J.C. ; Wyder, P.
Author_Institution :
University of Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Volume :
16
Issue :
12
fYear :
1980
fDate :
12/1/1980 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
1347
Lastpage :
1351
Abstract :
Very short far-infrared (FIR) pulses were generated from optically pumped CH3 F, CH3 OH/D, and HCOOH lasers using a 
- switched, current pulsed (200 mA, 100 μs), low pressure (20 torr) CO2 laser as a pump source. Values of 20 ns for the rise time and 50 ns for the decay time of the FIR pulses have been observed. The dependence of the FIR pulse shape parameters, i.e., rise time, decay time, and pulse buildup time, on the width of the pump pulse and the pressure of the molecular gas have been investigated experimentally. Due to the regular pulse shape, high repetition rate (350 Hz), high peak power (≳1 W), and broad spectral range ( 
m), the pulses are very useful for purposes of solid-state and molecular time resolved spectroscopy.
- switched, current pulsed (200 mA, 100 μs), low pressure (20 torr) CO m), the pulses are very useful for purposes of solid-state and molecular time resolved spectroscopy.Keywords :
Carbon dioxide lasers; Gas lasers; Pulsed lasers; Q-switched lasers; Submillimeter-wave lasers; Finite impulse response filter; Laser excitation; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Pulse shaping methods; Pump lasers; Shape; Space vector pulse width modulation;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9197
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1980.1070420
Filename :
1070420
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