A CO2 laser delivering intense pulses at high repetition rates
Abstract
A C02 laser with an electron beam controlled discharge was developed. The laser is characterized by an average of 2 kW for 20 J, 10 microsec pulses, repeated at 100 Hz. The experimental setup is described, with emphasis on the electron gun and the discharge chamber/cavity system.
- Publication:
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La Recherche Aerospatiale
- Pub Date:
- March 1981
- Bibcode:
- 1981ReAeB.......83B
- Keywords:
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- Carbon Dioxide Lasers;
- High Power Lasers;
- Pulsed Lasers;
- Electron Beams;
- Electron Guns;
- Laser Cavities;
- Laser Outputs;
- Pulse Duration;
- Pulse Rate;
- Lasers and Masers