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Intense Mirror-Less Pulsed Far-Infrared CH3F Emission Pumped with a TEA CO2 Laser

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An efficient pulsed CH3F mirror-less cavity is presented. The output energy of the 192 μm far-infrared emission is studied as a function of gas pressure, cell length, and the pump intensity. Maximum pulse energy of 0.4 mJ is achieved from a 185-cm long gas cell at 6 Torr, and the photon conversion efficiency is 2.5 %. Characteristics of this mirror-less system and possibilities for higher output energy are also discussed.

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This work is partially supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Grant No.HIT.NSRIF.2014043) and the Funds for National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Tunable Laser.

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Liu, C., Qu, Y., Zhao, W. et al. Intense Mirror-Less Pulsed Far-Infrared CH3F Emission Pumped with a TEA CO2 Laser. J Infrared Milli Terahz Waves 36, 513–519 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10762-015-0158-4

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