A hollow-cathode copper halide laser
- 1 January 1977
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics
- Vol. 13 (1) , 24-26
- https://doi.org/10.1109/jqe.1977.1069225
Abstract
We have successfully operated a CuCl laser in a metal tube in a hollow-cathode configuration. An average output of 400 mW was obtained with 0.06 percent "wall plug" efficiency. Excitation was by pulse burst with a repetition rate of 1-15 kHz within the burst. Despite the use of an unsealed vacuum system and cold windows the laser was operated for more than 300 h on a single charge of CuCl. The hollow-cathode configuration appears to offer significant improvement in mechanical strength and lasant conservation over Pyrex- or quartz-walled longitudinally pumped copper halide lasers.Keywords
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