Title :
Transversely excited waveguide gas lasers
Author :
Smith, Peter W. ; Wood, O.R., II ; Maloney, Patrick J. ; Adams, Clive R.
Author_Institution :
Bell Telephone Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA
fDate :
7/1/1981 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper summarizes the work done on transversely excited (TE) waveguide lasers since the first proposal in 1973 and reports on the current state of the art. We describe the development of waveguide designs and of techniques for discharge control which permit high-pressure operation and high output power densities to be obtained.
Keywords :
Bibliographies; Carbon dioxide lasers; Gas lasers; Waveguide lasers; Distributed feedback devices; Gas lasers; Hollow waveguides; Laser excitation; Laser feedback; Laser modes; Laser theory; Laser tuning; Tellurium; Waveguide lasers;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1981.1071263
