Title :
New optically pumped laser emissions from a short-wavelength far-infrared laser cavity
Author :
Jackson, M. ; Sutton, D. ; Sudhakaran, G.R. ; Evenson, K.M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Wisconsin Univ., La Crosse, WI, USA
Abstract :
A significantly improved optically pumped molecular laser (OPML) system has been used to discover over fifty laser emissions from several methanol isotopes in the 26.3 to 174.6 /spl mu/m region of the far-infrared (FIR).
Keywords :
frequency measurement; gas lasers; infrared sources; laser cavity resonators; laser variables measurement; optical pumping; organic compounds; submillimetre wave generation; submillimetre wave lasers; 26.3 to 174.6 micron; CO/sub 2/; CO/sub 2/ pump lasers; FIR radiation wavelength measurements; OPML; far-infrared lasers; methanol isotope optically pumped laser emissions; optically pumped molecular laser systems; short-wavelength FIR laser cavity; Copper; Finite impulse response filter; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser theory; Methanol; Mirrors; Optical pumping; Pump lasers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2002. Conference Digest. Twenty Seventh International Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7423-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICIMW.2002.1076085
