CW Performance of Optically-Pumped Lasers in the Millimeter-Wave Spectral Region

摘要

Optically pumped lasers are maturing as powerful coherent sources for the near millimeter spectral region, and especially for wavelengths shorter than 500 mu m. Presented here is a summary of performance data and a discussion of the performance expectations for this new type of laser in the .9-2 mm region. The unique characteristics of optically pumped lasers will be described and compared to existing millimeter wave sources.