OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF A RECTANGULAR BORE DISCHARGE-EXCITED SR+ RECOMBINATION LASER

Authors
HENTSCHEL RM PIPER JA
Citation
Rm. Hentschel et Ja. Piper, OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF A RECTANGULAR BORE DISCHARGE-EXCITED SR+ RECOMBINATION LASER, IEEE journal of quantum electronics, 32(5), 1996, pp. 756-763
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic","Physics, Applied
Journal title
IEEE journal of quantum electronics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00189197
Volume
32
Issue
5
Year of publication
1996
Pages
756 - 763
Database
ISI
SICI code
0018-9197(1996)32:5<756:OCOARB>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
We report results of studies of laser beam divergence, laser beam inte nsity profiles and spatial and temporal laser pulse characteristics fo r a rectangular bore strontium recombination laser operating on the 43 0.5 nm Sr transition at high pulse rates (3-10 kHz). Beam divergence i s found to be very nearly diffraction limited for a flat-flat optical cavity, with a very uniform spatial distribution of laser intensity un der optimum operating conditions, Laser pulse characteristics provide an indication of plasma conditions across the laser tube.