10-W cw optically pumped 12-. mu. m NH/sub 3/ laser

Journal Article · Sun Apr 15 04:00:00 EST 1984 · Appl. Phys. Lett.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.94923· OSTI ID:5029561

Rolland, C; Reid, J; Garside, B K

A 37-W cw CO/sub 2/ laser operating on the R(30) 9-..mu..m transition is used to pump a linear waveguide cavity containing NH/sub 3/. Raman emission at 12.08 ..mu..m is observed with a cw output power of 10.2 W. This performance represents a photon conversion efficiency of >40%, the highest yet reported for a cw optically pumped infrared laser.

• Research Organization: Departments of Engineering Physics and Physics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4M1
• OSTI ID: 5029561
• Journal Information: Appl. Phys. Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Appl. Phys. Lett.; (United States) Vol. 44:8; ISSN APPLA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING
420300* -- Engineering-- Lasers-- (-1989)
AMMONIA
CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS
CAVITIES
COHERENT SCATTERING
CONVERSION
DATA
EFFICIENCY
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ENERGY CONVERSION
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
GAS LASERS
HYDRIDES
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INFORMATION
INFRARED RADIATION
LASERS
MEDIUM VACUUM
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN HYDRIDES
NUMERICAL DATA
OPTICAL PUMPING
PERFORMANCE
POWER
PUMPING
RADIATIONS
RAMAN EFFECT
SCATTERING
WAVEGUIDES