An optically pumped tunable HBr laser has been demonstrated for the first time. The pump source was a single-frequency Ho:YLF laser and amplifier system, which was locked to the 2064 nm absorption line of HBr. Laser oscillation was demonstrated on 19 molecular transition lines, which included both the R-branch (3870–4015 nm) and the P-branch (4070–4453 nm), by the use of an intra-cavity diffraction grating. The highest output energy was 2.4 mJ at 4133 nm.
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Koen, W, Jacobs, C, Bollig, C, Strauss, H.J, Esser, M.J.D and Botha, L.R. 2014. Optically pumped tunable HBr laser in the mid-infrared region. Optics Letters, vol. 39(12), pp 3563-3566
Koen, W., Jacobs, C., Bollig, C., Strauss, H. J., Esser, M., & Botha, L. (2014). Optically pumped tunable HBr laser in the mid-infrared region. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7573
Koen, W, Cobus Jacobs, C Bollig, Hencharl J Strauss, MJD Esser, and LR Botha "Optically pumped tunable HBr laser in the mid-infrared region." (2014) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7573
Koen W, Jacobs C, Bollig C, Strauss HJ, Esser M, Botha L. Optically pumped tunable HBr laser in the mid-infrared region. 2014; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7573.
Copyright: 2014 Optical Society of America. This is an Open Access journal. The journal authorizes the publication of the information herewith contained. Published in Optics Letters, vol. 39(11), pp 3563-3566
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