6C3 - Efficient pulsed gas discharge lasers
- 1 September 1966
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics
- Vol. 2 (9) , 474-479
- https://doi.org/10.1109/jqe.1966.1074115
Abstract
A class of lasers which operates by cyclic excitation and relaxation in atomic vapor discharges is discussed. The required energy level structure for maximum efficiency is described. Pulsed laser action in neutral atomic copper vapor at 5105.54Å (58 dB/m, 2 kW peak power) and at 5782.13Å (42 dB/m, 0.6 kW peak power) provides experimental verification and promises high efficiency. Pulsed laser action was also observed in ionized calcium at 8542.09Å and 8662.14Å. Both have saturated gains of 58 dB/m and a total peak power output above 30 W.Keywords
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