• DocumentCode
    1111760
  • Title

    A broadly tunable NH3Raman FIR laser

  • Author

    Zhu, Wensen ; Deka, Bimal K. ; Izatt, Jerald R.

  • Author_Institution
    Department of Physics and astronomy, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
  • Volume
    23
  • Issue
    11
  • fYear
    1987
  • fDate
    11/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1992
  • Lastpage
    1995
  • Abstract
    The generation of broadly tunable FIR laser emission by pumping Raman transitions in NH3with 300 mJ, 50 ns duration pulses from a continuously tunable CO2laser is reported. FIR laser outputs up to 4 mJ and a photon conversion efficiency as high as 16 percent have been obtained.
  • Keywords
    Gas lasers; Infrared lasers; Laser tuning; Raman lasers; Submillimeter-wave lasers; Finite impulse response filter; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser transitions; Laser tuning; Pump lasers; Resonance; Stimulated emission; Tunable circuits and devices; Waveguide lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1987.1073245
  • Filename
    1073245
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1111760