High-power closed-cycle subsonic cw CO laser excited by a transverse self-sustained discharge
- 15 March 1985
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 46 (6) , 537-539
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.95584
Abstract
Design and performance characteristics of a closed-cycle subsonic cw CO laser excited by a transverse self-sustained dc glow discharge are described. The maximum laser output power obtained to date is 380 W or 950 W per meter of discharge length, corresponding electrical conversion efficiency and specific output energy being 10.2% and 64.7 J/g, respectively.Keywords
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