A high-efficiency regime for gas-phase terahertz lasers

We present both an innovative theoretical model and an experimental validation of a molecular gas optically pumped far-infrared (OPFIR) laser at 0.25 THz that exhibits 10× greater efficiency (39% of the Manley–Rowe limit) and 1,000× smaller volume than comparable commercial lasers. Unlike previous O...

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Main Authors: Phillips, Dane J., Holliday, Samuel G., Chua, Song-Liang, Bravo-Abad, Jorge, Everitt, Henry O., Wang, Fan, Lee, Jeongwon, Joannopoulos, John, Soljacic, Marin, Johnson, Steven G
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mathematics
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) 2019
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/120719
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