Abstract
This paper presents the study of the energy characteristics of a medium scale CuBr laser (1130 cm3 active volume) pumped by a longitudinal capacitive discharge. The output power dependences on the equivalent operating capacitance and on the ratio of high-voltage and ground electrode capacitances are studied. The best characteristics are obtained when the high-voltage electrode capacitance exceeds the ground electrode capacitance or when the electrode capacitances are equal. The presence of a threshold value for pumping power, above which the introduction of HBr additive into the active volume improves laser performance, is also noted. The total maximum average lasing power was 12 W at ∼0.5 efficiency when the capacitances of both the electrodes were 1190 pF.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 6355596 |
| Pages (from-to) | 89-94 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
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Keywords
- Capacitive discharge
- copper bromide laser
- excitation
- metal vapor laser
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Condensed Matter Physics
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Capacitive-discharge-pumped CuBr laser with 12 W average output power. / Gubarev, Fedor A.; Shiyanov, Dmitriy V.; Sukhanov, Victor B.; Evtushenko, Gennadiy S.
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