cw optically pumped 12-μm NH3 laser
- 15 April 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 40 (8) , 655-657
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.93231
Abstract
A 30‐W cw CO2 laser operating on the R(30) 9‐μm transition is used to pump a ring laser cavity containing NH3. Emission at 12.08 μm is observed with cw output power of 180 mW. A Raman process is shown to be responsible for the gain at 12.08 μm.Keywords
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