Title :
Continuous frequency tuning of CW Raman lasers
Author :
Brasseur, J.K. ; Roos, P.A. ; Meng, L.S. ; Carlsten, J.L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., US Air Force Acad., Colorado Springs, CO, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Nonresonant CW Raman lasers have recently been extended to the diode-pumped regime. This achievement, in addition to their high spatial and spectral purity makes such devices promising as spectroscopic tools. In particular, the predicted spectral coverage of diode-pumped Raman lasers extends from the visible past 4 /spl mu/m. The work is therefore devoted to examining the continuous frequency tuning characteristics of a nonresonant CW Raman laser in H/sub 2/.
Keywords :
Raman lasers; gas lasers; hydrogen; laser beams; laser tuning; optical pumping; 4 mum; CW Raman lasers; H/sub 2/; continuous frequency tuning; continuous frequency tuning characteristics; diode-pumped Raman lasers; diode-pumped regime; nonresonant CW Raman laser; nonresonant CW Raman lasers; spatial purity; spectral coverage; spectral purity; spectroscopic tools; visible region; Frequency; Hydrogen; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Laser tuning; Optimized production technology; Physics; Power generation; Pump lasers; Transducers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2000. (CLEO 2000). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-634-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2000.907170
