Influence of the excitation circuits on the CuBr laser performance

Author

Vuchkov, Nikolay K. ; Astadjov, Dimo N. ; Sabotinov, Nikola V.

Author_Institution

Inst. of Solid State Phys., Bulgarian Acad. of Sci., Sofia, Bulgaria

Volume

30

Issue

3

fYear

1994

fDate

3/1/1994 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

750

Lastpage

758

Abstract

A comparative study has been carried out of the output characteristics, electric parameters, and main kinetic plasma processes concerning CuBr laser performance during the excitation pulse. Four electric circuits were used for CuBr vapor laser excitation: WPC (without peaking capacitor); OC (ordinary circuit, i.e., with a peaking capacitor); IPC (interacting peaking circuits), and IC (interacting circuits). The calculated and experimental values are in very good agreement. The improvement of the CuBr laser performance from WPC- to IC-excitation (the laser power and efficiency increase three times) is mainly attributed to the increased physical laser efficiency, which concerns the electrooptic energy conversion with regard to plasma kinetic processes

Keywords

capacitors; copper compounds; gas lasers; power supplies to apparatus; CuBr; CuBr laser performance; electric circuits; electric parameters,; electrooptic energy conversion; excitation circuits; excitation pulse; interacting circuits; interacting peaking circuits; kinetic plasma processes; laser efficiency; laser power; output characteristics; peaking capacitor; physical laser efficiency; plasma kinetic processes; Capacitors; Circuits; Energy conversion; Kinetic theory; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Lasers and electrooptics; Optical pulses; Plasma properties; Power lasers;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9197

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/3.286163

Filename

286163