• DocumentCode
    1104743
  • Title

    Operation of a CO2mixing laser at atmospheric pressure

  • Author

    McLeary, R.

  • Author_Institution
    Defence Science and Technology Organisation, Melbourne, Australia
  • Volume
    21
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1985
  • fDate
    2/1/1985 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    113
  • Lastpage
    116
  • Abstract
    This letter describes a quasi-CW CO2mixing laser which operates at atmospheric pressure. An average laser output power of 12 kW has been achieved. However, "mode-medium" interactions result in a highly modulated output at frequencies around 40 kHz.
  • Keywords
    Carbon dioxide lasers; Electromagnetic scattering; Frequency; Maxwell equations; Optical scattering; Oscillators; Phonons; Polarization; Raman scattering; Resonance light scattering; Semiconductor laser arrays;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1985.1072629
  • Filename
    1072629