DocumentCode
1068875
Title
Steady multiply pulsed discharge-heated copper-vapor laser with copper halide lasant
Author
Anderson, R.S. ; Bricks, B.G. ; Karras, T.W.
Author_Institution
General Electric Company, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Volume
13
Issue
4
fYear
1977
fDate
4/1/1977 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
115
Lastpage
117
Abstract
Discharge-heated radiation-cooled operation of a copper-vapor laser (CVL) using copper chloride and copper iodide as the lasant has been maintained for periods of over an hour. Maximum power was over 4 W and system efficiency over 0.3 percent. Discharge tube temperature of up to 800°C and beam-size reduction to less than half the tube inside diameter (ID) have also been observed.
Keywords
Atom lasers; Atomic beams; Copper; Electron tubes; Heating; Laser excitation; Optical pulses; Temperature measurement; Testing; Waste heat;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9197
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JQE.1977.1069324
Filename
1069324
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