A 30-W radio frequency excited waveguide CO2 laser
- 15 October 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 43 (8) , 726-728
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.94491
Abstract
We describe the design and preliminary performance characteristics of a compact sealed, transverse rf discharge excited waveguide CO2 laser which is capable of output powers of 30 W and a peak efficiency of 13% from a 37-cm discharge length.Keywords
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