Title :
Discharge lasers pumped by generators with inductive energy storage
Author :
Baksht, Evgenii H. ; Panchenko, Alexei N. ; Tarasenko, Victor F.
Author_Institution :
Lab. of Opt. Radiat., Acad. of Sci., Tomsk, Russia
fDate :
3/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Generators with inductive energy storage units and semiconductor opening switches designed for laser excitation are described. Operation of the generators on a gas-discharge load is considered and possible excitation modes are discussed. A longitudinal N2 laser, transverse discharge nonchain HF laser, and CO2 laser are developed based on this pumping technique. Output energies of 0.6 J and 3.2 J and laser efficiencies of 5.5% and over 17% were demonstrated on H 2-SF6 and He-CO2-N2 gas mixtures, respectively. High laser parameters obtained demonstrate the considerable promise of such inductive generators for pumping different gas lasers
Keywords :
gas lasers; gas mixtures; inductive energy storage; laser modes; optical pumping; 0.6 J; 17 percent; 3.2 J; 5.5 percent; CO2; CO2 laser; H2-SF6; HF; He-CO2-N2; He-CO2-N2 gas mixtures; N2; discharge lasers; excitation modes; gas lasers; gas-discharge load; high laser parameters; inductive energy storage; laser efficiencies; laser excitation; longitudinal N2 laser; pumping technique; semiconductor opening switches; transverse discharge nonchain HF laser; Capacitors; Energy storage; Gas lasers; Laser beam cutting; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Pump lasers; Semiconductor diodes; Semiconductor lasers; Switches;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
