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
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