Transverse-discharge copper-vapor laser
Abstract
A novel transverse-discharge copper-vapor laser has been developed using a flat-plate Blumlein pulse-forming circuit. This copper-vapor laser system generates a current pulse with a fast rise time (less than 10 ns) and laser-specific energy density of 22 microjoules/cu cm even under a highly contaminated condition. An 8 ns long laser pulse is generated in an approximately 1 x 1 x 20 cu cm volume, producing a specific power density of 2.8 kW/cu cm. The results of the preliminary measurements of the laser parameters are presented.
- Publication:
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IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics
- Pub Date:
- November 1985
- DOI:
- 10.1109/JQE.1985.1072583
- Bibcode:
- 1985IJQE...21.1747K
- Keywords:
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- Copper;
- Gas Discharge Tubes;
- Laser Outputs;
- Metal Vapor Lasers;
- Quantum Electronics;
- Ultrashort Pulsed Lasers;
- Laser Cavities;
- Pumping;
- Volt-Ampere Characteristics;
- Lasers and Masers