Abstract

We report the observation of tunable far-infrared emission from D₂O with a 17-GHz tuning range. Using a tunable high-pressure CO₂ laser for optical pumping, we have studied laser emission from D₂O and achieved tunable laser emission from 91.23 to 91.81 cm⁻¹ with a maximum detuning of 13 GHz from resonance. We have also studied the temporal behavior of the far-infrared laser emission.

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