title: Far-infrared continuous-wave laser emission from H2O and from NH(3) optically pumped by a CO laser.
abstract: We report what we believe is the first observation of continuous-wave far-infrared laser emission from water vapor and from ammonia optically pumped by a CO laser.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Evenson
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Johns