CO2 waveguide laser with Fox-Smith mode selector
Abstract
Frequency tuning of a line tunable CO2 waveguide laser by use of a Fox-Smith mode selector is reported. The laser delivers output powers up to 2 W with a tuning range of 500 MHz. Design criteria for a laser with higher output power and larger tunability are obtained from an experimental investigation of the mode selector losses and comparison with the theory.
- Publication:
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IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics
- Pub Date:
- November 1983
- DOI:
- 10.1109/JQE.1983.1071783
- Bibcode:
- 1983IJQE...19.1663M
- Keywords:
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- Carbon Dioxide Lasers;
- Laser Modes;
- Laser Outputs;
- Tunable Lasers;
- Waveguide Lasers;
- Emission Spectra;
- Energy Dissipation;
- Far Infrared Radiation;
- Infrared Lasers;
- Power Gain;
- Radio Frequency Discharge;
- Lasers and Masers