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Multiline output from a spin-flip laser

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Multiplicity of the output frequency of a spin-flip laser, caused by the simultaneous multiline operation of the CO pump laser, is identified. This multiplicity is shown to arise from a four-wave mixing process for which only a single input threshold intensity exists for oscillation. Experimental data are presented together with a determination of the interdependence of the input and output frequency power ratio.

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  1. School of Chemistry, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

    A. Mcneish, R. L. Allwood & D. H. Whiffen

  2. Physics Department, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK

    B. S. Wherrett

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Mcneish, A., Allwood, R.L., Whiffen, D.H. et al. Multiline output from a spin-flip laser. Opt Quant Electron 10, 495–501 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00619850

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