Annular discharge copper vapor laser
- 1 November 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 35 (9) , 676-677
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.91250
Abstract
A large‐volume high‐power copper vapor laser excited by a longitudinal discharge in an annular volume has been demonstrated. The annular geometry provides a device configuration in which the laser prf, governed by a geometric diffusion length, can be made independent of the device volume. Laser powers of 35 W at a prf of 6 kHz has been obtained with an overall device efficiency of 0.44%.Keywords
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