Title :
Annular 2 kW diffusion cooled CO2 laser operating with a novel hybrid-stable- unstable axicon resonator
Author :
Markillie, Gavin ; Deile, Jochen ; Negoita, Viorel ; Schulz, J. ; Koerner, A. ; Zeller, Thomas ; Schlueter, H.
Author_Institution :
Laser Dev. Dept., Trumpf Inc., Farmington, CT, USA
Abstract :
In this paper we present a new 2 kW diffusion-cooled device based upon an annular discharge operating with a hybrid-stable-unstable resonator. The resulting electrode structure is similar in both length and footprint to an equivalent slab waveguide.
Keywords :
carbon compounds; electrodes; gas lasers; laser cavity resonators; lenses; optical planar waveguides; 2 kW; CO2; annular diffusion cooled CO2 laser operation; annular discharge operation; electrode structure; hybrid-stable- unstable axicon resonator; slab waveguide; Acceleration; Electrodes; Feeds; Frequency; Laser beam cutting; Laser beams; Mirrors; Power lasers; Slabs; Waveguide discontinuities;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2003. CLEO/Europe. 2003 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7734-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2003.1312155
