Area scaling in slab rf-excited carbon monoxide lasers
- 9 September 1991
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 59 (11) , 1281-1283
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.105475
Abstract
A large area (slab) waveguide carbon monoxide laser, excited by a transverse radio frequency discharge and cooled by diffusion, has been demonstrated at electrode temperatures down to −30 °C. A maximum laser power of 120 W has been achieved from a sealed 386×2 mm discharge at an extraction efficiency of 17%. Discharge area scaling factors of 15.5 kW m−2 have been observed and cw power extraction exceeding 50 W using tap water cooling has been achieved.Keywords
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