Title :
Misalignment effects in the resonator of a transverse RF excited Ar-He-Xe laser
Author :
Starostin, S.A. ; Udalov, Y.B. ; Peters, P.J.M. ; Witteman, W.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Laser Phys., Twente Univ., Enschede, Netherlands
Abstract :
Summary form only. A new continuous wave (CW) transverse radio frequency (RF) excited Ar-He-Xe laser was reported recently. Because of its potential advantages (very high gain, lasing in an atmospheric transmission window near 2 /spl mu/m and 4 /spl mu/m) this laser has attracted the attention of several research groups. It soon led to a substantial improvement of the laser performance resulting in an output power in the order of 10 watts.
Keywords :
argon; gas lasers; helium; high-frequency discharges; infrared sources; laser cavity resonators; laser mirrors; laser transitions; xenon; 2 mum; 4 mum; Ar-He-Xe; atmospheric transmission window; laser performance; misalignment effects; output power; transverse RF excited Ar-He-Xe laser; very high gain; Computational Intelligence Society; Diffraction; Finite impulse response filter; Interference; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Oscillators; Radio frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2000. Conference Digest. 2000 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nice
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6319-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2000.909837
