DocumentCode
1080776
Title
Multiwatt operation of Cu II and Ag II hollow cathode lasers
Author
Solanki, R. ; Fairbank, W.M., Jr. ; Collins, G.J.
Author_Institution
Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO, USA
Volume
16
Issue
12
fYear
1980
fDate
12/1/1980 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1292
Lastpage
1294
Abstract
We report multiwatt pulsed (120 μs pulsewidth, 40Hz) laser operation of silver and copper hollow cathode lasers. Peak output powers of 65 mW at 224 nm, 500 mW at 248 nm, 1.3 W at 318.1 nm, and 2.3 W at 478.8 nm have been achieved. Measurements of small-signal gains of selected laser transitions and new laser lines in Cu, Ag, Kr, and Ar are presented.
Keywords
Gas lasers; Pulsed lasers; Ultraviolet lasers; Visible lasers; Argon; Cathodes; Copper; Gain measurement; Laser transitions; Mirrors; Optical losses; Power generation; Power lasers; Space vector pulse width modulation;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9197
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JQE.1980.1070414
Filename
1070414
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