Title :
Resonant narrowing of the nitrogen laser pulse by plasma impedance matching
Author :
Tsui, K.H. ; Silva, A.V.F. ; Couceiro, I.B. ; Tavares, A.D., Jr. ; Massone, C.A.
Author_Institution :
Inst. de Fisica Univ., Federal Fluminense, Niteroi, Brazil
fDate :
3/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The plasma impedance in the spark gap and the discharge channel of a nitrogen laser with TE configuration is shown to have profound influence on the laser performance. Particularly since plasma impedance is a function of breakdown conditions, the laser pulse temporal width can be considerably minimized by adequately choosing the gas pressure. Discharge circuit analysis is compared with experimental results
Keywords :
gas lasers; nitrogen; N2 laser pulse; breakdown conditions; discharge channel; discharge current analysis; gas pressure; laser performance; laser pulse temporal width; plasma impedance matching; resonant narrowing; spark gap; transverse electric configuration; Electric breakdown; Gas lasers; Impedance; Nitrogen; Optical pulses; Plasmas; Resonance; Space vector pulse width modulation; Sparks; Tellurium;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
