DocumentCode :
1141131
Title :
Mechanism of passive 
switching in CO2 lasers
switching in COAuthor :
Burak, Itamar ; Houston, Paul L. ; Sutton, David G. ; Steinfeld, Jeffrey I.
Author_Institution :
Department of Chemistry, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
Volume :
7
Issue :
2
fYear :
1971
fDate :
2/1/1971 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
73
Lastpage :
82
Abstract :
Passive switching of a CO2 laser by saturable absorbers is analyzed in terms of a four-state kinetic model previously used to interpret infrared saturations double resonance, and pulse transmission. Good agreement is found between the predictions of this model and the experimental dependence of such variables as pulsewidth, repetition frequency, and peak power on the presence of buffer gases mixed in with the absorber.
switching of a COKeywords :
Electron beams; Gas lasers; Gases; Indium tin oxide; Laser modes; Laser noise; Laser theory; Optical pulses; Resonance; Switches;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9197
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1971.1076596
Filename :
1076596
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