Generation of 14 GHz radiation using a two frequency iodine laser
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چکیده
A mode-locked and gain-switched photolytic iodine laser Zeeman tuned to operate simultaneously on the two strongest hyperfine transitions is shown to emit 1.315 mm radiation modulated at 13.9 GHz. The interaction of this laser radiation with suitable targets leads to the generation of microwave pulses that consist of only a few cycles at 13.9 GHz, making the system attractive for ultra-wide-band, short pulse radar applications. © 1998 American Institute of Physics. @S0003-6951~98!00726-8#
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