Title :
New SMMW laser transitions optically pumped by a tunable CO2waveguide laser
Author :
Tobin, Mary Stones ; Sattler, Joseph P. ; Daley, Thomas W.
Author_Institution :
Harry Diamond Laboratories, United States Army Electronics Research and Development Command, Adelphi, MD, USA
fDate :
1/1/1982 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Optical pumping of a submillimeter wave (SMMW) laser with a relatively compact RF-excited CW CO2laser is described. The increased frequency tunability of the waveguide pump laser has resulted in new low threshold SMMW emissions in C2H2F2, CDF3, and CD2F2by pumping into absorption lines which are beyond the tuning range of a conventional CO2laser. Frequency offsets and some assignments obtained with the aid of a tunable diode laser heterodyne spectrometer are reported.
Keywords :
Carbon dioxide lasers; Gas lasers; Laser tuning; Submillimeter-wave lasers; Waveguide lasers; Frequency; Laser excitation; Laser transitions; Laser tuning; Optical pumping; Optical waveguides; Pump lasers; Stimulated emission; Tunable circuits and devices; Waveguide lasers;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1982.1071362
