ISSN:
1089-7623
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
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Electrical Engineering, Measurement and Control Technology
Notes:
We describe here an optically pumped molecular laser cavity configuration which allows near total transmission of pump radiation into the cavity maintaining, at the same time, a high Q value at the lasing wavelength. This also has built into it the capability of elimination of unabsorbed pump radiation, isolation of pump cavity, and suppression of self-focusing effect. The efficient performance of this versatile cavity has been demonstrated in the pulsed operation of a NH3 laser pumped by a transversely excited atmospheric CO2 laser. The low lasing threshold observed here suggests that this cavity can also be employed for the continuous operation of such lasers. © 2001 American Institute of Physics.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1338488
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