• DocumentCode
    1138150
  • Title

    Far-infrared gas lasers as sources of linearly polarized radiation

  • Author

    Hoeksema, M. ; Sarjeant, W. ; Brannen, E.

  • Author_Institution
    Centre for Radio Science and Department of Physics, Univ. of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
  • Volume
    5
  • Issue
    9
  • fYear
    1969
  • fDate
    9/1/1969 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    477
  • Lastpage
    478
  • Abstract
    A highly polarized laser output has been achieved in the far infrared by using a grating in the laser. The degree of polarization is given for water-vapor lines at 47, 119, and 220 μ. This method has distinct advantages that make it especially attractive in the far infrared.
  • Keywords
    Argon; Bridges; Gas lasers; Gratings; Laser transitions; Mirrors; NIST; Polarization; Power lasers; Xenon;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1969.1076290
  • Filename
    1076290