Methanol and the optically pumped far-infrared laser

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 392-398

  Xu, Li Hong ^a,c,d,e   Lees, Ronald M ^a,f,g,h   Vasconcellos, Elza C C ^b   Zerbetto, Sandra C ^b   Zink, Lyndon R ^c   Evenson, Kenneth M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d SUZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e University of New Brunswick ^*

^f UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^h Canadian Association of Physicists

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT EMISSION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; METHANOL; MICROWAVES; OPTICAL PUMPING; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; RADIATION; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

ACCURATE HETERODYNE FREQUENCY MEASUREMENT; LASER EMISSION; LASER MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; METHANOL ISOTOPOMERS; OPTICAL INFRARED PUMPING; TUNABLE FOURIER INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY;

OPTICALLY PUMPED LASERS;

EID: 0030104258     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.485389     Document Type: Article

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