• DocumentCode
    1321660
  • Title

    Narrow gain spikes and frequency pulling in the midinfrared ammonia laser

  • Author

    Siemsen, Klaus J. ; Madej, Alan A. ; Reid, John

  • Author_Institution
    Nat. Res. Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ont., Canada
  • Volume
    27
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1991
  • fDate
    5/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1199
  • Lastpage
    1206
  • Abstract
    The gain of a 12-μm NH3 laser transition, optically pumped by CO2 laser radiation, has been measured under well-characterized conditions. Good agreement is found between the measured gain and theoretical calculations based on a three-level density matrix formalism. The theory was also employed to explain the stable frequency behavior of the NH3 laser
  • Keywords
    ammonia; gas lasers; laser frequency stability; laser transitions; optical pumping; 12 micron; CO2 laser radiation; NH3 laser transition; frequency pulling; gain spikes; midinfrared ammonia laser; optically pumped; stable frequency behavior; theoretical calculations; three-level density matrix formalism; Density measurement; Frequency; Gain measurement; Laser excitation; Laser stability; Laser theory; Laser transitions; Laser tuning; Optical pumping; Pump lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/3.83377
  • Filename
    83377
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1321660