Title :
Efficiency of a high pressure CO2laser pumped CH3F Raman laser
Author :
Werling, U. ; Wan, Chong-Yi ; Renk, K.F.
Author_Institution :
Universität Regensburg, D-8400 regensburg, federal republic of Germany
fDate :
7/1/1986 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An experimental investigation of the conversion efficiency of a high pressure CO2laser pumped CH3F Raman laser is reported. We show that resonance absorption of the CO2laser radiation in the CH3F gas can lead to a severe limitation of the efficiency. At CO2laser frequencies where the stimulated Raman action is strongest, a quantum efficiency for conversion of CO2laser radiation into far infrared radiation of the order of 0.1 is observed.
Keywords :
Carbon dioxide lasers; Gas lasers; Raman lasers; Submillimeter-wave lasers; Finite impulse response filter; Gas lasers; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser tuning; Optical pulses; Optical waveguides; Pump lasers; Stimulated emission; Waveguide lasers;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1986.1073073
