Design of efficient transversely excited sequence CO2 lasers
- 1 April 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 53 (4) , 2843-2850
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.331063
Abstract
Design criteria for the construction of high‐energy transversely excited (TE) sequence CO2 lasers are presented. It is demonstrated that intracavity hot CO2 cells are a simple and efficient means of converting conventional TE CO2 lasers to operation on the sequence transitions. Sequence output energies of 6 J per pulse have been obtained from a 1‐m discharge. Factors such as hot cell pressure and degree of excitation in the discharge are shown to be important considerations in the design of TE sequence lasers. Possible applications of high power sequence lasers are discussed.This publication has 22 references indexed in Scilit:
- Multi-Joule pulses from a sequence band transversely excited atmospheric CO2 laserApplied Physics Letters, 1981
- 12-μm NH_3 laser pumped by a sequence CO_2 laserOptics Letters, 1980
- 43-μm TE CO_2 laserOptics Letters, 1979
- TEA-laser emission on the sequence bands of CO_2Optics Letters, 1978
- Intense high-pressure sequence-band CO_2 laserOptics Letters, 1978
- FIR laser lines of CH3OH pumped by CO2laser sequence linesIEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, 1977
- Laser power and gain measurements on the sequence bands of CO2Journal of Applied Physics, 1977
- New CO2 laser bands in the 9–11-μm wavelength regionApplied Physics Letters, 1976
- TE CO2laser pulse decay and molecular relaxation ratesIEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, 1975
- Analysis of the CO2 TEA laserJournal of Applied Physics, 1972