cw SUBMILLIMETER LASER ACTION IN OPTICALLY PUMPED METHYL FLUORIDE, METHYL ALCOHOL, AND VINYL CHLORIDE GASES

Abstract

cw laser action is obtained on two lines in methyl fluoride, three lines in vinyl chloride, and 23 lines in methyl alcohol by optically pumping the gases with various lines of the CO2 laser. The laser wavelengths range from 70 to 700 μm.