Raman gain in 12-. mu. m NH/sub 3/ lasers
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· Opt. Lett.; (United States)
We report the first known observation of lasing in NH/sub 3/ on the aP(6,2) transition at 12.26 ..mu..m. Emission is obtained by pumping the aR(4,2) line with the P(34) 9-..mu..m CO/sub 2/ laser line. The frequency offset between pump and absorption line center is 5.16 GHz. This pump-emission pair was chosen to minimize the effects of ac Stark shifts and population transfer and allows us to study the Raman processes occurring in this type of optically pumped laser. We have confirmed that lasing takes place by a Raman process and obtained good agreement between theory and experimental measurements of small-signal gain.
- Research Organization:
- Departments of Engineering Physics and Physics, Mc Master University, Hamilton, Ontario L8S4M1, Canada
- OSTI ID:
- 6590845
- Journal Information:
- Opt. Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Opt. Lett.; (United States) Vol. 7:11; ISSN OPLED
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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