A COPPER HYBRID LASER OF 120W AVERAGE OUTPUT POWER AND 2.2-PERCENT EFFICIENCY

Authors
JONES DR MAITLAND A LITTLE CE
Citation
Dr. Jones et al., A COPPER HYBRID LASER OF 120W AVERAGE OUTPUT POWER AND 2.2-PERCENT EFFICIENCY, Optical and quantum electronics, 25(4), 1993, pp. 261-269
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Optics,"Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic
Journal title
Optical and quantum electronics → ACNP
ISSN journal
03068919
Volume
25
Issue
4
Year of publication
1993
Pages
261 - 269
Database
ISI
SICI code
0306-8919(1993)25:4<261:ACHLO1>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
A copper HyBrID laser (lambda = 510.6, 578.2 nm) is reported which pro duced 121 W at 2.2% efficiency (based on stored energy), with a pulse recurrence frequency of 18 kHz. For an output power of 100 W, the effi ciency was 2.6%. A 21% enhancement in output power was achieved by eli minating parasitic stimulated emission due to back-reflection from the silica discharge-tube windows.