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Generation of stimulated IR radiation in Cs vapour under conditions of an isolated resonance with a transition between two upper levels

Nikolay V Znamenskiy, Eduard A. Manykin, D. V. Marchenko, Evgenii A Petrenko, M. G. Sitnikov, Grigorii G Grigoryan

Published Oct 31, 1997• 0 citations

Abstract

An investigation was made of the generation of powerful stimulated IR radiation in caesium vapour under conditions of an isolated resonance with a transition between the first excited P state and a high S or D level. The main relationships governing the appearance of stimulated IR radiation were established.

DOI: 10.1070/qe1997v027n10abeh001060

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