Simple, compact, and low cost CO2 laser driven by fast high voltage solid state switch for industrial application

Miyu Tanaka; Masaya Tei; Kazuyuki Uno; Hitoshi Nakano

doi:10.1117/12.2249734

22 February 2017 Simple, compact, and low cost CO₂ laser driven by fast high voltage solid state switch for industrial application

Miyu Tanaka, Masaya Tei, Kazuyuki Uno, Hitoshi Nakano

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Proceedings Volume 10085, Components and Packaging for Laser Systems III; 1008513 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2249734
Event: SPIE LASE, 2017, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

A longitudinally excited CO₂ laser driven with a reverse recovery characteristics of high voltage diode has been developed. A diode is used to control the high voltage pulse as an opening switch. Power supply for longitudinally excited CO₂ laser is composed of a pulse generator, transformer, capacitor, and a diode, is very simple. Laser oscillation has been successfully achieved, several tens of mJ in laser energy has been obtained.

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Miyu Tanaka, Masaya Tei, Kazuyuki Uno, and Hitoshi Nakano "Simple, compact, and low cost CO₂ laser driven by fast high voltage solid state switch for industrial application", Proc. SPIE 10085, Components and Packaging for Laser Systems III, 1008513 (22 February 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2249734

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