Experimental diagnostics of an avalanche discharge excited HgBr/HgBr2 dissociation laser
Abstract
The effects of discharge power and nitrogen partial pressure on small signal gain, fluorescence, and discharge driver efficiency have been investigated for an avalanche discharge Ne/N2/HgBr2 laser. This work helps clarify the role of nitrogen in these lasers, as well as presenting the first experimental evidence for bottlenecking in the HgBr laser. An optimum intrinsic laser efficiency of 2.0 percent is also reported.
- Publication:
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IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics
- Pub Date:
- August 1985
- DOI:
- 10.1109/JQE.1985.1072793
- Bibcode:
- 1985IJQE...21.1271S
- Keywords:
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- Avalanches;
- Dissociation;
- Fluorescence;
- Gas Lasers;
- Metal Vapor Lasers;
- Partial Pressure;
- Amplification;
- Bromine;
- Laser Outputs;
- Mercury (Metal);
- Nitrogen;
- Volt-Ampere Characteristics;
- Lasers and Masers