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A Tunable Infrared Coherent Source for the 2 to 25 Micron Region and Beyond

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A novel method of generating coherent, widely tunable infrared radiation is described. The method uses a four-wave parametric mixing process in alkali metal vapors. The tuning range presently spans the 2 to 25 micron region. The possibilities of extending the tuning range are discussed.

Partially supported by the Army Research Office, Durham, N.C.

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  1. IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, New York, 10598, USA

    James J. Wynne, Peter P. Sorokin & J. R. Lankard

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  1. James J. Wynne
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  1. IBM Research Laboratory, San Jose, California, USA

    Richard G. Brewer

  2. Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

    Aram Mooradian

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Wynne, J.J., Sorokin, P.P., Lankard, J.R. (1974). A Tunable Infrared Coherent Source for the 2 to 25 Micron Region and Beyond. In: Brewer, R.G., Mooradian, A. (eds) Laser Spectroscopy. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-4517-6_8

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