Abstract

An optically pumped amplifier of high-pressure NH₃ has been successfully applied to wide-range amplification of a PbSnTe tunable-diode laser. A continuously broadened gain width of more than 20 GHz was achieved with a NH₃–He mixture.

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Investigation of cw optically pumped 12-μm NH₃ lasers using a tunable diode laser

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Tunable-diode-laser measurements of gain in optically pumped NH₃

C. Rolland, J. Reid, B. K. Garside, P. E. Jessop, and H. D. Morrison
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Stark-modulation spectroscopy of NH₃ with a 1.23-μm semiconductor laser

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