Title :
Highly Repetitive Pulse Discharge for TEA Gas Laser Excitation in Supersonic Flow
Author :
Son, Tran Thanh ; Imada, Go ; Suzuki, Masataro ; Masuda, Wataru
Author_Institution :
Nagaoka Univ. of Technol., Nagaoka
Abstract :
Stable excitation discharge in a TEA gas laser is obtained with an equivalent repetition rate of 17 kHz in a double pulse mode employing a supersonic flow. Based on the experimental results, a formula for estimating the maximum repetition rate in a supersonic flow is proposed.
Keywords :
gas lasers; laser stability; optical pulse generation; supersonic flow; TEA gas laser; double pulse mode; equivalent repetition rate; frequency 17 kHz; laser excitation; laser stability; pulse discharge; supersonic flow; Circuits; Dielectrics and electrical insulation; Electrodes; Fault location; Gas lasers; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser stability; Optical pulses; Shock waves;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics - Pacific Rim, 2007. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Seoul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1173-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1174-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2007.4391137
