• DocumentCode
    908425
  • Title

    Optically Pumped Submillimeter-Wave Sources

  • Author

    Chang, T.Y.

  • Volume
    22
  • Issue
    12
  • fYear
    1974
  • fDate
    12/1/1974 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    983
  • Lastpage
    988
  • Abstract
    Optical pumping of polar molecules by means of infrared lasers is expected to lead to thousands of laser lines throughout the submillimeter-wave region. Already, 282 new laser lines between 34 mu m and 1.814 mm in 18 different molecules have been reported. Very stable CW operation, very high pulsed output, linear polarization, high gain, and many other advantages over discharge excitation are offered.
  • Keywords
    Electromagnetic wave absorption; Fault location; Helium; Laser excitation; Laser transitions; Optical polarization; Optical pumping; Pump lasers; Quantum cascade lasers; Stimulated emission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9480
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TMTT.1974.1128409
  • Filename
    1128409