Spatio-temporal theory of lasing action in optically-pumped rotationally excited molecular gases

Optics Express

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 7513-7529

  Chua, Song Liang ^a   Caccamise, Christine A ^b   Phillips, Dane J ^c   Joannopoulos, John D ^d   Soljačić, Marin ^d   Everitt, Henry O ^e   Bravo Abad, Jorge ^d,f  

^a USA   (United States)

^b Deloitte Consulting LLP   (United States)

^c Kratos Defense and Security Solutions   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e Army Aviation and Missile RD and E Center   (United States)

^f UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYLINDERS (SHAPES); ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC LOSSES; GASES; INFRARED DEVICES; INFRARED LASERS; OPTIMIZATION; PUMPING (LASER);

ABSORPTION LOSS; CAVITY MODE; CAVITY RADIUS; CAVITY SIZE; CAVITY WALL; DIFFUSION PROCESS; ELECTRIC FIELD INTENSITIES; ELECTRIC-FIELD INTENSITY DISTRIBUTION; FAR INFRARED LASERS; FAR-INFRARED; GAS PRESSURES; INTENSITY THRESHOLD; LASER EMISSION; LASING ACTION; LASING THRESHOLD; METHYL FLUORIDE; MOLECULAR GAS; OHMIC LOSS; POPULATION INVERSIONS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SPATIAL OVERLAP; SPATIAL VARIATIONS; SPATIO-TEMPORAL; TEMPORAL DOMAIN; TERAHERTZ SOURCES; THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK;

OPTICALLY PUMPED LASERS;

EID: 79953887871     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.19.007513     Document Type: Article

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