Title :
CO2laser excited by a long pulse capacitively coupled discharge
Author_Institution :
Northrop Research and Technology Center, Northrop Corporation, Hawthorne, CA
fDate :
4/1/1981 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A CO2TEA laser is excited by a preionized discharge through dielectric electrodes with single pulse durations of 100-300 ns (FWHM). For constant input energy, output energy and efficiency are found to increase with pulse duration giving rise to a maximum enhancement of approximately 20 percent over the range tested. An output comparable to metallic electrode devices was obtained. Optimum performance was achieved for a total circuit inductance on the order of 2μH.
Keywords :
Carbon dioxide lasers; Pulsed lasers; Circuit testing; Coupling circuits; Electrodes; Gas lasers; Impedance; Inductance; Laser excitation; Optical pulses; Pulse circuits; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1981.1071131
