OPTICALLY PUMPED SUBMILLIMETER LASER LINES FROM CD2CL2 USING A LARGE TUNABILITY CW CO2-LASER

Twenty-five new laser lines have been obtained is the wavelength regio n from 155 to 830 mu m by optically pumping the CD2Cl2 (deuterated dic hloromethane) molecule with a CW CO3 laser having a tunability range o f 300 MHz. The wavelength, polarization relative to that of CO2 pumpin g radiation, and offset relative to the CO2 center frequency were dete rmined for all of the new lines and some other already known laser emi ssions. For all of them we give also the relative intensity and the op timum pressure of operation.