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Recent advances in techniques for remote probing of trace gases in the atmosphere [1,2], in laser induced photochemistry [3,4], and in laser isotope separation [5,6] have created a need for new infrared laser sources at frequencies that match molecular vibrational absorption bands. The work on optically pumped infrared lasers described here has been motivated primarily by the needs of the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory UF6 isotope separation program which requires lasers at 7.74, 8.62, 12.1 or 15.9 μm [7].
This work was sponsored by the U. S. Energy Research and Development Administration under a subcontract from the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory and by the Department of the Air Force.
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Kildal, H., Deutsch, T.F. (1976). Optically Pumped Gas Lasers. In: Mooradian, A., Jaeger, T., Stokseth, P. (eds) Tunable Lasers and Applications. Springer Series in Optical Sciences, vol 3. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-37996-6_33
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