Abstract

A beat-note stability of 500 Hz over 1 sec has been observed between two free-running optically pumped NH₃ lasers. The 12-μm laser frequency is strongly isolated from cavity-mirror motion and is relatively insensitive to perturbations in the pump lasers.

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Tunable-diode-laser measurements of gain in optically pumped NH₃

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