REPETITION-RATE SCALING OF A KINETICALLY ENHANCED COPPER-VAPOR LASER

Authors
WITHFORD MJ BROWN DJW PIPER JA
Citation
Mj. Withford et al., REPETITION-RATE SCALING OF A KINETICALLY ENHANCED COPPER-VAPOR LASER, Optics letters, 23(19), 1998, pp. 1538-1540
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Optics letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
01469592
Volume
23
Issue
19
Year of publication
1998
Pages
1538 - 1540
Database
ISI
SICI code
0146-9592(1998)23:19<1538:RSOAKE>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
The output power of a kinetically enhanced Cu-vapor laser is shown to increase linearly with pulse repetition frequency to an experimental L imit of 22 kHz. Output power of >150 W has been produced by a medium-s cale (38-mm diameter, 1.55-m long) device operating at 22 kHz. (C) 199 8 Optical Society of America.