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Conditions for single-line and single-mode tuning of a CO2 waveguide laser

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Single-mode tuning over 500 MHz in 90 lines, and 700 MHz in 70 lines is reported for a pyrex waveguide CO2 laser in long-pulse operation. The peak power exceeds 100 W in the strongest lines, and the beam profile is diffraction limited. These features make the laser well suited as pump source for optically pumped molecular lasers.

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    Present address: Dept. E.E.C.S., Tech. Inst., Northwestern University, 60201, Evanston, IL, USA

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  1. Physics Laboratory, H. C. Ørsted Institute, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 5, DK-2100, Copenhagen Ø, Denmark

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Work supported by the Danish National Science Research Council under Grant No. 11-3389

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Tang, F., Henningsen, J.O. Conditions for single-line and single-mode tuning of a CO2 waveguide laser. Appl. Phys. B 44, 93–98 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00694199

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