A SIMPLE METHOD OF DISCHARGE STABILIZATION IN AN AXIAL FAST-FLOW HIGH-POWER CW-CO2 LASER

Authors
SEHGAL SK NUNDY U CHATTERJEE UK
Citation
Sk. Sehgal et al., A SIMPLE METHOD OF DISCHARGE STABILIZATION IN AN AXIAL FAST-FLOW HIGH-POWER CW-CO2 LASER, Optics and Laser Technology, 25(2), 1993, pp. 129-132
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Optics,"Physics, Applied
Journal title
Optics and Laser Technology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00303992
Volume
25
Issue
2
Year of publication
1993
Pages
129 - 132
Database
ISI
SICI code
0030-3992(1993)25:2<129:ASMODS>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
A simple method of producing stable discharges with a turbulent field in an axial fast-flow CW-CO2 laser is reported. Design features and op erational characteristics of the laser are described. The system has p rovided an output power of 600 W with a beam divergence of 1.9 mrad an d an electro-optic efficiency of 14%.