• DocumentCode
    1076029
  • Title

    Laser pumped molecular lasers - Part I: Theory

  • Author

    Drozdowicz, Zbigniew ; Temkin, R.J. ; Lax, B.

  • Author_Institution
    Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA, USA
  • Volume
    15
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1979
  • fDate
    3/1/1979 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    170
  • Lastpage
    178
  • Abstract
    The density matrix formalism describing the interaction between a three level molecular system and two nearly resonant laser fields of arbitrary intensity is extended to include the molecular M -level degeneracy. Expressions for gain on the two possible relative polarizations of a laser pumped molecular laser are derived and its saturation behavior discussed. Numerical results for the 385 μm transition in D2O and 496 μm transition in CH3F are presented.
  • Keywords
    Gas lasers; Laser radiation effects; Optical propagation in absorbing media; Submillimeter-wave lasers; Absorption; Equations; Laboratories; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Laser transitions; Polarization; Pump lasers; Resonance; Saturation magnetization;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1979.1069982
  • Filename
    1069982
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1076029