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We report on generation and detection of intense pulsed radiation with frequency tunability in the infrared and far-infrared spectral regions. Infrared radiation is generated with a transversally electrically excited high pressure CO2 laser. A laser pulse of a total duration of about 300 ns consisted, due to self mode locking, of a series of single pulses, some with pulse durations of less than 450 ps and peak powers larger than 20 MW. Using these pulses for optical with durations less than 400 ps were obtained. For detection a new ultrafast superconducting detector was used.
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Lang, P.T., Knott, W.J., Leipold, I. et al. Generation and detection of tunable ultrashort infrared and far-infrared radiation pulses of high intensity. Int J Infrared Milli Waves 13, 373–380 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01010672
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