Use of microwave discharges for excitation of planar CO2-lasers

Alexander P. Mineev; Sergey N. Nefedov; Pavel P. Pashinin

doi:10.1117/12.518086

6 October 2003 Use of microwave discharges for excitation of planar CO₂-lasers

Alexander P. Mineev, Sergey N. Nefedov, Pavel P. Pashinin

Proceedings Volume 5137, International Conference on Lasers, Applications, and Technologies 2002: Advanced Lasers and Systems; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.518086
Event: International Conference on Lasers, Applications, and Technologies 2002, 2002, Moscow, Russian Federation

Abstract

A breadboard model of a planar CO₂ laser excited by a wide-aperture microwave discharge of size 2×20×250 mm was elaborated and constructed. Test experiments were carried out with a repetitive uniform microwave discharge with pulse duration of 10-50 μs, repetition frequency of 0.1-10 kHz at a level of the input microwave power of 1.8 kW per pulse and an average power up to 300 W. The spatial structure of the microwave discharge at pressures up to 50 Torr of the laser gas mixture is studied.

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Alexander P. Mineev, Sergey N. Nefedov, and Pavel P. Pashinin "Use of microwave discharges for excitation of planar CO₂-lasers", Proc. SPIE 5137, International Conference on Lasers, Applications, and Technologies 2002: Advanced Lasers and Systems, (6 October 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.518086

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