Title :
Advances in magnetic pulse compression for copper vapor lasers
Author_Institution :
NRCN, Beer Sheeva
Abstract :
The effect of copper vapor laser load on a magnetic compressor exciter is discussed. The load produces a back-current which heavily stresses the switch. It is shown that these stresses can be significantly relieved by changing the capacitors in the laser charging circuit
Keywords :
copper; gas lasers; laser accessories; pulsed power technology; Cu vapour lasers; back-current; charging circuit; magnetic compressor exciter; magnetic pulse compression; Anodes; Circuits; Copper; Magnetic materials; Optical pulse compression; Photonic crystals; Stress; Switches; Thyratrons; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Power Modulator Symposium, 1988. IEEE Conference Record of the 1988 Eighteenth
Conference_Location :
Hilton Head, SC
DOI :
10.1109/MODSYM.1988.26241
