Title :
Optimization of H2-Ne buffer gas mixtures for copper vapor lasers
Author :
Withford, Michael J. ; Brown, Daniel J.W. ; Piper, James A.
Author_Institution :
Centre for Lasers & Applications, Macquarie Univ., North Ryde, NSW, Australia
fDate :
8/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We present results of a detailed study comparing the effects of H 2 buffer gas additive on the output power and the spatio-temporal evolution of laser output produced by copper vapor lasers of varying aperture-size. We show that while the optimum H2 concentration is relatively insensitive to the laser diameter, it is influenced by the type of resonator employed and the total neon buffer gas pressure
Keywords :
copper; gas lasers; gas mixtures; laser cavity resonators; laser theory; optimisation; Cu; H2-Ne; H2-Ne buffer gas mixtures; copper vapor lasers; laser diameter; laser output; laser resonator; optimization; optimum H2 concentration; output power; spatio-temporal evolution; total neon buffer gas pressure; varying aperture-size; Apertures; Boring; Copper; Electrons; Frequency; Gas lasers; Hydrogen; Plasmas; Power generation; Power lasers;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
