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A Unidirectional, Pulsed Far-Infrared Ring Laser, W.A. Peebles, Donald P. Umstadter, D.L. Brower, N.C. Luhmann Jr.
A Unidirectional, Pulsed Far-Infrared Ring Laser, W.A. Peebles, Donald P. Umstadter, D.L. Brower, N.C. Luhmann Jr.
Donald Umstadter Publications
The first study of a pulsed, far-infrared, ring laser is described. Unidirectional, traveling-wave operation is observed, thereby eliminating the spatial hole burning effects present in linear cavities. Single-mode output powers of 100 kW have been obtained.