• DocumentCode
    1255416
  • Title

    A 280-W average power Cu-Ne-HBr laser amplifier

  • Author

    Le Guyadec, E. ; Coutance, P. ; Bertrand, G. ; Peltier, C.

  • Author_Institution
    CEA Valrho, Pierrelatte, France
  • Volume
    35
  • Issue
    11
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    11/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1616
  • Lastpage
    1622
  • Abstract
    A large-volume (19.5 L) laser tube has been built for the study of extrapolating power from the Cu-Ne-HBr laser medium. A high-power (50 kW) all-solid-state power supply has been also developed for this purpose. Results show a record optical power of 216 W extracted from this type of laser when used as an oscillator and 280 W as an amplifier
  • Keywords
    chemical lasers; copper; hydrogen compounds; neon; 216 W; 280 W; 50 kW; Cu-Ne-HBr; Cu-Ne-HBr laser amplifier; Cu-Ne-HBr laser medium; average power; chemical lasers; high-power kW all-solid-state power supply; large-volume laser tube; record optical power; Copper; Gas lasers; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical pulses; Power amplifiers; Power lasers; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers; Temperature;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/3.798084
  • Filename
    798084