Title :
Powerful UV laser oscillation on copper and gold ion lines in nanosecond pulsed longitudinal discharges
Author :
Sabotinov, N.V. ; Vuchkov, N.K. ; Petrov, T.S. ; Temelkov, K.A. ; Zahariev, P.V.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Solid State Phys., Sofia, Bulgaria
Abstract :
We have investigated a gold ion laser generating the lines 282.3, 284.7, 289.3 and 291.8 nm in a nanosecond pulsed longitudinal discharge in the mixture He-Au. The optimum values for excitation current PRR of 8.2 kHz and for neon pressure of 27 Torr were determined
Keywords :
discharges (electric); gold; ion lasers; laser transitions; optimisation; 27 torr; 282.3 nm; 284.7 nm; 289.3 nm; 291.8 nm; Au; Au+ ion laser transitions; excitation current; gold ion laser; ion lines; nanosecond pulsed longitudinal discharge; nanosecond pulsed longitudinal discharges; neon pressure; optimum values; powerful UV laser oscillation; Copper; Gold; Mirrors; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Physics; Power generation; Power lasers; Pulsed laser deposition; Solid state circuits;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2001. LEOS 2001. The 14th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7105-4
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2001.968951
