Interferometric tuning of a 15−atm CO2 laser
- 15 April 1975
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 26 (8) , 454-456
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.88207
Abstract
Efficient controlled frequency narrowing and tuning of a high−power 15−atm electron−beam−controlled CO2 laser has been achieved using a Fabry−Pérot etalon as a dispersive element in the laser resonator. Tuning has been accomplished over the free spectral range of the etalon (∼2.3 cm−1) giving a laser linewidth of −1 for an output pulse energy ∼100 mJ in a spot size ∼1 mm2. The laser pulse length is ∼40 nsec for a peak power ∼5 MW.Keywords
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