Operation of a CO2 mixing laser at atmospheric pressure
Abstract
An experimental CO2 mixing laser designed for operation at atmospheric pressure is described. Data on the laser operating conditions, performance, and output stability are presented. Maximum efficiency obtained in quasi-continuous operation was found to be approximately 9 percent, with the output highly modulated at frequencies around 40 kHz due to 'mode-medium' interactions.
- Publication:
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IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics
- Pub Date:
- February 1985
- DOI:
- Bibcode:
- 1985IJQE...21..113M
- Keywords:
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- Atmospheric Lasers;
- Carbon Dioxide Lasers;
- High Power Lasers;
- Laser Outputs;
- Laser Stability;
- Plasma Jets;
- Continuous Wave Lasers;
- Energy Conversion Efficiency;
- Gas Mixtures;
- Light Modulation;
- Plasma Interactions;
- Temporal Resolution;
- Waveforms;
- Lasers and Masers