• DocumentCode
    785129
  • Title

    Large-volume pulsed-RF excited waveguide CO2 lasers

  • Author

    Brown, Robert T. ; Newman, Leon A. ; Murray, Michael W. ; Hart, Richard A.

  • Author_Institution
    United Technol. Res. Center, East Hartford, CT, USA
  • Volume
    28
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1992
  • fDate
    2/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    404
  • Lastpage
    407
  • Abstract
    Scalable pulsed-RF excitation of a sealed-off non-flowing CO2 laser in a configuration compatible with high transverse and high longitudinal mode purity and compatible with very compact laser designs is described. The variation of maximum pulse-repetition frequency (PRF) with discharge transverse dimensions and the effects of electric field uniformity are described. Kinetics code calculations and laser design studies indicate that the results are scalable to the 10-J, 50-Hz level
  • Keywords
    carbon compounds; gas lasers; laser modes; optical waveguides; 10 J; CO2; compact laser designs; discharge transverse dimensions; electric field uniformity; high longitudinal mode purity; high transverse mode purity; kinetics code calculations; maximum pulse-repetition frequency; nonflowing sealed-off large volume gas lasers; pulsed-RF excited waveguide CO2 lasers; Ceramics; Electrodes; Laser excitation; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pulses; Optical waveguides; Power lasers; Radio frequency; Slabs; Waveguide lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/3.123266
  • Filename
    123266
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=785129