• DocumentCode
    1245562
  • Title

    The effect of the geometry of the active medium on the performance of SF6+H2 pumped HF laser

  • Author

    Waichman, K. ; Chuchem, D. ; Kalisky, Y.

  • Author_Institution
    Laser Dept., Nuclear Res. Center-Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
  • Volume
    32
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1996
  • fDate
    2/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    357
  • Lastpage
    363
  • Abstract
    Experimental study of a pulsed, electric-discharge-initiated, SF 6+H2 pumped HF chemical laser is presented. The reactants were premixed and the laser medium was preionized by means of a plasma cathode. The laser pulse energy, as a function of the discharge voltage, was measured for various laser medium parameters. It was concluded that the ratio between the width and height of the active volume is an important issue in the laser performance
  • Keywords
    cathodes; chemical lasers; hydrogen compounds; optical pumping; preionisation; H2; HF; SF6; SF6+H2 pumped HF laser; active medium; active volume; chemical lasers; discharge voltage; geometry; laser medium parameters; laser medium preionisation; laser performance; laser pulse energy; plasma cathode; premixed; pulsed electric-discharge-initiated chemical lasers; reactants; Chemical lasers; Geometrical optics; Geometry; Hafnium; Laser excitation; Optical pulses; Plasma chemistry; Plasma measurements; Pulse measurements; Pump lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/3.481884
  • Filename
    481884
    • Link To Document
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