Title :
Nanosecond pulse transmission of buffered SF6at 10.6 µm
Author :
Taylor, Roderick S. ; Apollonov, V.V. ; Corkum, Paul B.
Author_Institution :
National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Canada
fDate :
3/1/1980 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The 10.6 μm transmission properties of SF6were measured using nanosecond-duration pulses for various buffer gases and buffer gas pressures up to 3 atm. The addition of a buffer gas strongly increased the SF6absorption at moderate energy fluences without significantly altering the high fluence pulse transmission. For pressures above 1 atm, the transmission behavior appeared independent of the pulse duration over the range of parameters investigated in this experiment. The implication of these results for CO2laser applications will be discussed.
Keywords :
Carbon dioxide lasers; Infrared propagation, absorbing media; Laser absorbers; SF6; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Gas lasers; Gases; Helium; Laser applications; Optical pulses; Oscillators; Physics; Pulse measurements; Sulfur hexafluoride;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1980.1070483
