Title :
Influence of HBr-additives on Cu and CuBr vapor laser performances
Author :
Zhdaneev, O.V. ; Evtushenko, Gennady S. ; Shiyanov, Dmitrii V. ; Sukhanov, Vlktor B.
Author_Institution :
Tomsk Polytech. Univ.
fDate :
June 26 2004-July 3 2004
Abstract :
The influence of small active HBr-additives on Cu and CuBr-vapor laser performances are studied. The experiments has shown that introducing of HBr addition into the CuBr laser active medium results in the increase of radiation power and efficiency, comparable to the increase, obtained with the present gas discharge tube in CuBr-H2 laser. The analysis of electrical characteristics (amplitude, pumping pulse duration) at equal excitation conditions of CuBr+HBr and CuBr+H2 lasers has also shown their complete identity. The results of modeling of copper vapor laser active medium kinetics with HBr and Br2 additions are also adduced in the work. The main reasons which limit the output parameters of the lasers are discussed
Keywords :
copper; copper compounds; gas lasers; hydrogen compounds; optical pumping; Cu vapor laser; Cu:HBr; CuBr vapor laser; CuBr+H2 laser; CuBr+HBr laser; CuBr:HBr; HBr-additives; active medium kinetics; electrical characteristics; excitation conditions; gas discharge tube; vapor laser performance; Copper; Electric variables; Gas discharge devices; Gas lasers; Kinetic theory; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Optical pulses; Power lasers; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Science and Technology, 2004. KORUS 2004. Proceedings. The 8th Russian-Korean International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Tomsk
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8383-4
DOI :
10.1109/KORUS.2004.1555626