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We describe the generation of far-infrared radiation using an optically pumped molecular laser along with the measurement of their frequencies with heterodyne techniques. The experimental system and techniques are demonstrated using difluoromethane (CH2F2) as the laser medium whose results include three new laser emissions and eight measured laser frequencies.
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Jackson, M., Zink, L. R. Characterizing Far-infrared Laser Emissions and the Measurement of Their Frequencies. J. Vis. Exp. (106), e53399, doi:10.3791/53399 (2015).
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