MID- TO FAR-INFRARED DIAMOND RAMAN LASER SYSTEM AND METHOD

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve mid- to far-infrared diamond Raman laser systems and methods.SOLUTION: There is provided a mid- to far-infrared solid state Raman laser system including a resonator cavity and a solid state diamond Raman material. A resonator cavity includes an input reflector and an output reflector. The input reflector is adapted to be highly transmissive for light with a first wavelength in the range of 3-7.5 μm for admitting a first beam with the first wavelength to the resonator cavity, and the output reflector is adapted to be partially transmissive for light with a second wavelength greater than 5.5 μm for resonating the second wavelength in the resonator and for outputting an output beam. The input reflector is further adapted to be highly reflective at the second wavelength for resonating the second wavelength in the resonator. The solid state diamond Raman material is located in the resonator cavity for Raman shifting the pump beam and generating the second wavelength.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 18C