A COMPARISON OF METHODS OF ELECTRICALLY EXCITING SMALL PULSED HF LASERS SUITABLE FOR MEDICAL APPLICATIONS

Authors
RICKWOOD KR
Citation
Kr. Rickwood, A COMPARISON OF METHODS OF ELECTRICALLY EXCITING SMALL PULSED HF LASERS SUITABLE FOR MEDICAL APPLICATIONS, Optics communications, 136(5-6), 1997, pp. 480-486
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Optics communications → ACNP
ISSN journal
00304018
Volume
136
Issue
5-6
Year of publication
1997
Pages
480 - 486
Database
ISI
SICI code
0030-4018(1997)136:5-6<480:ACOMOE>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
A comparison is made of the various discharge initiation techniques wh ich have been used for the excitation of pulsed hydrogen fluoride (HF) lasers. Four systems suitable for application to small systems for me dical applications are described and compared. A laser employing a cor ona surface discharge preionising element produced an output of 70 mJ at 1.2% efficiency from an excited volume of 20 ml.