DocumentCode :
1103988
Title :
Pulse energy scaling characteristics of longitudinally excited Sr+discharge recombination lasers
Author :
Butler, M.S. ; Piper, J.A.
Author_Institution :
Macquarie University, North Ryde, N.S.W., Australia
Volume :
21
Issue :
10
fYear :
1985
fDate :
10/1/1985 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
1563
Lastpage :
1566
Abstract :
Pulse energy scaling of longitudinally excited Sr+discharge recombination lasers has been investigated for a series of tubes with active volumes of 30, 200, and 1000 cm3operating at low pulse repetition rates. Specific energy densities ( 
J/cm3in the short-pulse mode) and conversion efficiencies (∼ 0.1 percent) were found to remain approximately constant with increasing volume. Single pulse energies exceeding 6 mJ at λ 430.5 nm corresponding to peak powers aver 20 kW have been achieved.
J/cm3in the short-pulse mode) and conversion efficiencies (∼ 0.1 percent) were found to remain approximately constant with increasing volume. Single pulse energies exceeding 6 mJ at λ 430.5 nm corresponding to peak powers aver 20 kW have been achieved.Keywords :
Gas lasers; Pulsed lasers; Australia; Circuits; Current density; Electron tubes; Gas lasers; Laser excitation; Optical pulses; Power lasers; Strontium; Tellurium;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9197
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1985.1072566
Filename :
1072566
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