Title :
Effect of gas-flow velocity and discharge current on output power in DC axially discharged fast-axial-flow CO laser
Author :
Kodama, Yutaka ; Sato, Heihachi
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Nat. Defense Acad., Yokosuka, Japan
fDate :
4/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Using a prototype of dc axially discharged fast-axial-flow CO laser, the output power of 385 W/m in CW operation has been realized at subroom temperature, together with the output of 165 W/m at room temperature. Both dependence of the gas-flow velocity υ and the discharge current Idis on the output power and the effect of υ on the oscillation lines are theoretically analyzed, being well consistent with the experimental results
Keywords :
carbon compounds; discharges (electric); gas lasers; laser theory; CO; CW operation; DC axially discharged; dc axially discharged fast-axial-flow CO laser; discharge current; fast-axial-flow CO laser; gas-flow velocity; oscillation lines; output power; room temperature; subroom temperature; Gas lasers; Laser excitation; Laser stability; Laser theory; Masers; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Radio frequency; Temperature dependence;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
