TIME DEPENDENCE OF THE POWER OUTPUT AT 337 μ IN A CN LASER
- 15 April 1967
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 10 (8) , 232-234
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1754925
Abstract
The time dependence of the laser output pulse at 337 μ in an acetone and nitrogen gas mixture has been studied using a fast indium antimonide detector. Current pulses from a line‐type modulator were varied in length from 2 to 20 μsec with amplitudes from 50 to 180 A. The start of the laser output pulse occurred after the current pulse in the discharge was over, from 6 to 8 μsec after the end of the current pulse. These results indicate that, for the currents used, population inversion and the achievement of conditions allowing laser action, take from 6 to 8 μsec after the discharge ends to become established.Keywords
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