• DocumentCode
    1140497
  • Title

    Enhancement of CO laser efficiency by addition of xenon

  • Author

    Bhaumik, M. ; Lacina, W. ; Mann, M.

  • Author_Institution
    Northrop Corporate Laboratories, Hawthorne, CA, USA
  • Volume
    6
  • Issue
    9
  • fYear
    1970
  • fDate
    9/1/1970 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    575
  • Lastpage
    576
  • Abstract
    The influence of xenon on the performance of a CO laser has been studied. The addition of xenon produced an increase in the conversion efficiency up to 40 percent and a change in the spectral intensity distribution of the laser output.
  • Keywords
    Anodes; Cathodes; Gas lasers; Laser modes; Laser theory; Optical design; Optical materials; Optical resonators; Pump lasers; Xenon;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1970.1076530
  • Filename
    1076530