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Dispersion in a cw optically pumped FIR laser

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Direct frequency measurements of a13CO2/15NH3 OPFIRL output show that laser pulling effects give shifts of a few MHz, which agree well with a density matrix calculation.

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  1. Department of Physics, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK

    A. Vass, B. W. Davis, W. J. Firth & C. R. Pidgeon

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Vass, A., Davis, B.W., Firth, W.J. et al. Dispersion in a cw optically pumped FIR laser. Appl. Phys. B 29, 131–134 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00692775

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