• DocumentCode
    1097120
  • Title

    Cathode materials for sealed CO2waveguide lasers

  • Author

    Smith, A.L.S. ; Shields, H. ; Webb, A.E.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Physics, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland
  • Volume
    19
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1983
  • fDate
    5/1/1983 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    815
  • Lastpage
    820
  • Abstract
    Fourteen materials have been tested as cathodes for use in long-life sealed carbon dioxide lasers. With appropriate preprocessing and temperature of operation, a stainless steel and a platinum derivative have been found suitable.
  • Keywords
    Carbon dioxide lasers; Waveguide lasers; Cathodes; Copper; Electrodes; Gas lasers; Materials testing; Optical materials; Optical waveguides; Sealing materials; Sputtering; Waveguide lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1983.1071940
  • Filename
    1071940