The dispersion of the lasing medium and optimum length of the sample tube of OPFIRL

The dispersive characteristic of the optically pumped FIR laser (OPFIRL) system had been studied theoretically. It was found that the refractive index of the lasing medium was not a constant in the OPFIRL, and the approximate value n=1 must be corrected, otherwise, it will lead to a large error for theoretical calculation of the optimization of the operating parameters of the OPFIRL. The value of n as function of (Ip, Is, x, y, z, P) was calculated theoretically. The additional losses due to the energy exchange between the lasing system and the molecules populated in the energy levels except the appointed three-level system was estimated. The calculated optimum length of the sample tube of OPFIRL with the corrected theory was in pretty good agreement with the experimental result.Supported by national science foundation of PRC