Abstract
A new type of forward-backward asymmetry is reported for the 119-m emission from a linear-cavity CH3OH laser, near-resonantly pumped by a continuous-wave CO2 laser. The observed asymmetry is related to a strong traveling-wave pump field and also saturating standing-wave-generated fields, a situation typical for most optically pumped linear-cavity gas lasers. A simple interpretation of the experimental results is given in terms of multiphoton processes involving one pump photon and several generated photons. © 1986 The American Physical Society.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 831-834 |
| Journal | Physical Review Letters |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue number | 7 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 1986 |
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