Title :
Heterodyne interferometer on the basis of the ring submillimeter laser with bidirectional optical pumping
Author :
Gurin, O.V. ; Degtyarev, A.V. ; Maslov, V.A. ; Svich, V.A. ; Tkachenko, V.M. ; Topkov, A.N.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Quantum Radiophys., V.Karazin Kharkiv Nat. Univ., Ukraine
Abstract :
Laser submillimeter (SMM) interferometers are widely used to diagnose high-temperature plasma in thermonuclear installations. The results of a study of a ring SMM laser with bidirectional optical pumping in the formic acid molecule (HCOOH) acting by the oscillation line with the wavelength 393.6 μm and heterodyne interferometer are given. The problem of stabilization of radiation sources in this interferometer is simplified substantially to increase reliability and reduce the cost of the interferometer
Keywords :
light interferometers; measurement by laser beam; optical pumping; organic compounds; ring lasers; 393.6 micrometre; bidirectional optical pumping; formic acid molecule; heterodyne interferometer; laser submillimeter interferometers; oscillation line; plasma diagnostics; wavelength 393.6 μm; Frequency; Laser excitation; Laser transitions; Laser tuning; Optical interferometry; Optical mixing; Optical pumping; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Ring lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Physics and Engineering of Millimeter and Sub-Millimeter Waves, 2001. The Fourth International Kharkov Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Kharkov
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6473-2
DOI :
10.1109/MSMW.2001.947342