DocumentCode
1104743
Title
Operation of a CO2 mixing 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 CO2 mixing 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
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