A sequential discharge TEA CO2 laser with high repetition rate and high output power

Authors
Tan, RQ Wan, CY Qi, JL Liu, SM Zhou, JW Xie, WJ Wu, J
Citation
Rq. Tan et al., A sequential discharge TEA CO2 laser with high repetition rate and high output power, OPT LASER T, 31(5), 1999, pp. 393-396
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Optics & Acoustics
Journal title
OPTICS AND LASER TECHNOLOGY
ISSN journal
00303992 → ACNP
Volume
31
Issue
5
Year of publication
1999
Pages
393 - 396
Database
ISI
SICI code
0030-3992(199907)31:5<393:ASDTCL>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
In this paper. a novel excitation method named as sequential discharge is r ealized in a two-module TEA CO2 laser by using a special rotating spark gap . It is demonstrated that the repetition rate and the output power of a las er can be multiplied through this method. For the two-module TEA CO2 laser in the experiment, the repetition rate is 300 Hz and the average power is 3 56 W when each module discharges; the repetition rate is 600 Hz and the ave rage power is 713 W when the two modules discharge sequentially. (C) 1999 E lsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.