Title :
A broadly tunable NH3Raman FIR laser
Author :
Zhu, Wensen ; Deka, Bimal K. ; Izatt, Jerald R.
Author_Institution :
Department of Physics and astronomy, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
fDate :
11/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The generation of broadly tunable FIR laser emission by pumping Raman transitions in NH3with 300 mJ, 50 ns duration pulses from a continuously tunable CO2laser is reported. FIR laser outputs up to 4 mJ and a photon conversion efficiency as high as 16 percent have been obtained.
Keywords :
Gas lasers; Infrared lasers; Laser tuning; Raman lasers; Submillimeter-wave lasers; Finite impulse response filter; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser transitions; Laser tuning; Pump lasers; Resonance; Stimulated emission; Tunable circuits and devices; Waveguide lasers;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1987.1073245
