Optically pumped FIR laser action in chlorofluoromethane (CH2CIF)

Thirteen new submillimeter laser lines have been detected in chlorofluoromethane optically pumped with a CW¹²C¹⁶O2laser. Their wavelengths measured in a Fabry-Perot resonator to an accuracy better than 0.5 percent, lie between 175 and 1014 μm.