DocumentCode
1140391
Title
Folded-path atmospheric-pressure CO2 laser
Author
Laurie, K. ; Hale, M.
Author_Institution
Defence Research Establishment, Quebec, Canada
Volume
6
Issue
8
fYear
1970
fDate
8/1/1970 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
530
Lastpage
532
Abstract
A folded-path transversely excited atmospheric-pressure CO2 laser utilizing shower or brush discharges is described. The output pulse has an initial peak 0.4 μs wide followed by a tail 
s long. A peak power of 0.2 MW with 4.4 percent efficiency is obtained. By rotating one of the mirrors of the resonator the tail is eliminated, yielding a pulse 0.2 μs wide of the same peak power.
s long. A peak power of 0.2 MW with 4.4 percent efficiency is obtained. By rotating one of the mirrors of the resonator the tail is eliminated, yielding a pulse 0.2 μs wide of the same peak power.Keywords
Fluorescence; Glass; Laser transitions; Mirrors; Optical design; Optical device fabrication; Optical materials; Passband; Reflectivity; Resonance;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9197
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JQE.1970.1076520
Filename
1076520
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