Continuous-wave Raman laser in H2

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作者
Brasseur, JK [1 ]
Repasky, KS [1 ]
Carlsten, JL [1 ]
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[1] Montana State Univ, Dept Phys, EPS 264, Bozeman, MT 59717 USA
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10.1364/OL.23.000367
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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Recent developments in high-finesse cavities now make broadly tunable, continuous-wave Raman lasers possible. The design and preliminary characterization of what is to the authors' knowledge the first continuous-wave Raman laser in H-2 are presented. The threshold is currently at 2 mW of pump, making diode laser pumping possible. The maximum photon conversion efficiency observed was 35% at 7.6 mW of pump power.
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