Midinfrared molecular gas lasers optically pumped by a continuously tunable infrared optical parametric oscillator

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 70, Issue 17, 1997, Pages 2215-2217

  Tapalian, H Charles ^a   Michaels, Chris A ^a   Flynn, George W ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; ELECTRON EMISSION; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ELECTRONIC DENSITY OF STATES; GAS LASERS; LASER PULSES; MOLECULAR VIBRATIONS; OPTICAL PUMPING; PARAMETRIC OSCILLATORS;

HARMONIC OSCILLATOR LIMIT; MIDINFRARED MOLECULAR GAS LASERS; TUNABLE INFRARED OPTICAL PARAMETRIC OSCILLATOR; VIBRATIONAL COMBINATION BAND; VIBRATIONAL TRANSITION;

LASER OPTICS;

EID: 6144224396     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.118818     Document Type: Article

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