Tunable Far Infrared Methyl Fluoride Laser Using Transverse Optical Pumping.

Abstract

Some severe limitations of optically-pumped superradiant FIR lasers (700 MHz line width, ragged pulse shape) may be overcome using transverse optical pumping (TOP). Strong (500 W) lines have been produced in CH3F with linewidth <30 MHz, and cavity tuning has been achieved over a range of 460 MHz at 496 micrometers. Prospects for extending the tuning range and increasing the power are considered. (Modified author abstract)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0782000

Entities

People

  • Eric Silver
  • Fielding Brown
  • Steven Kronheim

Organizations

  • Williams College

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Far Infrared Lasers
  • Fluorides
  • Lasers
  • Micrometers
  • Optical Pumping
  • Pumping
  • Transverse

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers