• DocumentCode
    1055369
  • Title

    A long-pulse high-energy CO2laser pumped by an ultraviolet-sustained electric discharge

  • Author

    Lind, R.C. ; Wada, J.Y. ; Dunning, G.J. ; Clark, W.M., Jr.

  • Author_Institution
    Hughes Research Laboratories, Malibu, CA, USA
  • Volume
    10
  • Issue
    10
  • fYear
    1974
  • fDate
    10/1/1974 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    818
  • Lastpage
    821
  • Abstract
    A UV-sustained electric-discharge CO2laser has demonstrated optical energy-density extraction and long-pulse performance competitive with current e -beam sustained devices. Atmospheric-pressure CO2-N2-He mixtures seeded with tri-n-propylamine are volumetrically photoionized using the 1200-1700-Å radiation from a spark-array source. Laser pulse lengths up to 37 μs have been achieved with a specific energy of 47 J/1.atm. The best specific energy demonstrated was 60 J/1.atm in a 23-μs pulse.
  • Keywords
    Capacitors; Electrodes; Electrons; Fault location; Gas lasers; Ionization; Optical devices; Optical pulses; Sparks; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1974.1068098
  • Filename
    1068098
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1055369