Title :
Experimental diagnostics of an avalanche discharge excited HgBr/HgBr2dissociation laser
Author :
Shay, Thomas M. ; Gookin, Debra ; Jordan, Martin C. ; Hanson, Frank E. ; Schimitschek, Erhart J.
Author_Institution :
Utah State Univ., Logan, UT, USA
fDate :
8/1/1985 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We have investigated the effects of discharge power and nitrogen partial pressure on small signal gain, fluorescence, and discharge driver efficiency for an avalanche discharge Ne/N2/HgBr2laser. This work helps clarify the role of nitrogen in these lasers, as well as presenting the first experimental evidence for bottlenecking in the HgBr laser. An optimum intrinsic laser efficiency of 2.0 percent is also reported.
Keywords :
Gas lasers; Mercury materials/devices; Buffer storage; Electron beams; Fluorescence; Gas lasers; Laser excitation; Laser transitions; Nitrogen; Plugs; Power lasers; Pump lasers;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1985.1072793
