Radio frequency excited CO2 waveguide lasers
Abstract
This paper reports on the operation of radio frequency (rf) excited carbon dioxide waveguide lasers. An efficiency of greater than 10% has been achieved with a maximum power of 21 W. The effects of bore size, waveguide fabrication techniques, and gas mixture are discussed.
- Publication:
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Review of Scientific Instruments
- Pub Date:
- October 1984
- DOI:
- 10.1063/1.1137616
- Bibcode:
- 1984RScI...55.1539S
- Keywords:
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- Carbon Dioxide Lasers;
- Electron Pumping;
- Energy Conversion Efficiency;
- Laser Outputs;
- Radio Frequency Discharge;
- Waveguide Lasers;
- Gas Mixtures;
- Gas Pressure;
- Pressure Dependence;
- Lasers and Masers