title: CF(4) laser oscillator-amplifier measurements: small signal gain and self-absorption.
abstract: Some of the fundamental parameters associated with the CF(4) optically pumped laser were measured with the aid of an oscillator-amplifier arrangement. The small signal gain for the strongest P-branch line was determined for pure CF(4) and for CF(4) in the presence of He and CO buffer gases at different pressures. The self-absorption of the laser radiation by CF(4) was determined for various P-, Q-, and R-branch lines at several temperatures. The data were used to determine that the loss mechanism for the laser process is associated with hot-band absorption from the 1 nu(2) level.
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Eckhardt
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hinsley
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Piltch
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rockwood