Title :
Stable discharges in an HF laser with large electrode seperation
Author :
Slade, P.D. ; Serafetinides, A.
Author_Institution :
Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College, London, England
fDate :
5/1/1978 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The characteristics of a fast discharge HF chemical laser are described. A Blumlein pulse forming line is used with a resistive cathode (50 Ω . cm resistivity germanium). Uniform arc-free discharges have been obtained in gas mixtures of SF6/H2/Ar, SF6/C2H6/Ar, and SF6/C3H8/Ar with electrode separations up to 5.2 cm.
Keywords :
Cathodes; Chemical lasers; Electrodes; Gas lasers; Germanium; Hafnium; Laser stability; Optical pulses; Pulse measurements; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1978.1069787
