10 kW cavity operation of a submillimetre CH <SUB>3</SUB>F laser

doi:10.1016/0030-4018(75)90216-3

10 kW cavity operation of a submillimetre CH ₃F laser

Operation of a CH ₃F laser at 496μ has been obtained in a hemispherical optical cavity pumped by up to 42 J of 9.55μ CO ₂ TEA laser radiation. Highly modulated 1μ pulses delivering 6 mJ at peak powers greater than 10 kW have been recorded.

Publication:

Optics Communications

Pub Date:

June 1975

DOI:

10.1016/0030-4018(75)90216-3

Bibcode:

1975OptCo..14..215S

Keywords:

Far Infrared Radiation;
Fluorine Organic Compounds;
Gas Lasers;
Infrared Lasers;
Laser Outputs;
Submillimeter Waves;
Carbon Dioxide Lasers;
Cavity Resonators;
Light Modulation;
Optical Pumping;
Optical Resonators;
Pulsed Lasers;
Tea Lasers;
Lasers and Masers

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10 kW cavity operation of a submillimetre CH 3F laser

Abstract

10 kW cavity operation of a submillimetre CH ₃F laser