Title : 
A simple preionized CO2waveguide TE laser with continuous discharge electrodes
         
        
        
            Author_Institution : 
Research Laboratory of Electronics, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, Sweden
         
        
        
        
        
            fDate : 
6/1/1977 12:00:00 AM
         
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
A pulsed CO2waveguide laser with two continuous wall electrodes and a simple excitation circuit has been operated. The TE double discharge is started by a fast preionizing HV pulse and is maintained by a low voltage nonselfsustaining main discharge.
         
        
            Keywords : 
Breakdown voltage; Capacitors; Electrodes; Gas lasers; Laser excitation; Low voltage; Optical pulses; Sparks; Tellurium; Waveguide lasers;
         
        
        
            Journal_Title : 
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
         
        
        
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/JQE.1977.1069380