Pump absorption and saturation in the CH3F 496-μm laser
- 15 December 1975
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 27 (12) , 667-669
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.88331
Abstract
Results are presented from a series of diagnostic experiments designed to measure the fundamental absorption parameters in CH3F for the P (20) CO2 laser line at 9.55 μm. These parameters include the small-signal absorption coefficient, the saturation intensity for the absorbing transition, and the homogeneous linewidth. These data provide a quantitative characterization of the pumping process for the cw CH3F laser operating at 496 μm.Keywords
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