• DocumentCode
    1060199
  • Title

    Performance of a compact sealed 200-W CO2laser

  • Author

    Fahlen, Theodore S.

  • Author_Institution
    GTE Sylvania, Inc., Electro-Optics Organization, Mountain View, CA, USA
  • Volume
    11
  • Issue
    10
  • fYear
    1975
  • fDate
    10/1/1975 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    848
  • Lastpage
    849
  • Abstract
    The performance characteristics of a compact (3-ft3) TEM00-mode single-wavelength CO2laser are described. The optic axis, gas flow velocity, and glow discharge are mutually orthogonal in the sealed-off laser head. The laser produces up to 300 W of TEM00- mode 10.6-μm power.
  • Keywords
    Anodes; Electronic ballasts; Fluid flow; Gas lasers; Laser modes; Mirrors; Optical beams; Optical resonators; Power generation; Power lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1975.1068533
  • Filename
    1068533