• DocumentCode
    1136498
  • Title

    Proposed far-infrared difference-frequency generation using the Lorentz nonlinearity of a solid-state plasma

  • Author

    Brown, Fielding

  • Author_Institution
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
  • Volume
    5
  • Issue
    12
  • fYear
    1969
  • fDate
    12/1/1969 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    586
  • Lastpage
    589
  • Abstract
    A calculation is made of the efficiency of laser difference-frequency power generation in the far infrared by reflection from the surface of metals and semiconductors. It is assumed that the essential nonlinearity is that associated with the Lorentz force on conduction electrons for which P^{NLS} = \\alpha (E_{L} \\times H_{L}) . It is shown that, when two 1-kW separately tuned CO2lasers are used as primary sources, as much as 10-4watts in the 100-1000 \\mu range may be generated under favorable conditions. No phase matching of primary and difference-frequency waves is required.
  • Keywords
    Electrons; Laser tuning; Lorentz covariance; Optical reflection; Plasmas; Power generation; Power lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Solid state circuits; Surface emitting lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1969.1075700
  • Filename
    1075700
    • Link To Document
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