A CIRCUIT FOR EXCITING A COMBINED DISCHARGE IN GAS-LASERS

Authors
OSIPOV VV NIKIFOROV AV IVANOV MG
Citation
Vv. Osipov et al., A CIRCUIT FOR EXCITING A COMBINED DISCHARGE IN GAS-LASERS, Instruments and experimental techniques, 40(5), 1997, pp. 625-627
Citations number
4
Journal title
Instruments and experimental techniques → ACNP
ISSN journal
00204412
Volume
40
Issue
5
Year of publication
1997
Pages
625 - 627
Database
ISI
SICI code
0020-4412(1997)40:5<625:ACFEAC>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
A circuit for exciting a combined discharge in a high-power CO2 laser is described. A high-voltage generator with magnetic compression of a high-voltage pulse and a simultaneous increase in its height is used i n this circuit. This allows one to not use high-voltage switches (thyr atrons or pseudospark gaps) with limited lifetimes in laser pumping sy stems. Current and voltage oscillograms for self-sustained and semi-se lf-sustained discharges are presented.