TY - JOUR
T1 - Capacitive-discharge-pumped CuBr laser with 12 W average output power
AU - Gubarev, Fedor A.
AU - Shiyanov, Dmitriy V.
AU - Sukhanov, Victor B.
AU - Evtushenko, Gennadiy S.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Capacitive discharge
KW - copper bromide laser
KW - excitation
KW - metal vapor laser
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U2 - 10.1109/JQE.2012.2227952
DO - 10.1109/JQE.2012.2227952
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84871752171
VL - 49
SP - 89
EP - 94
JO - IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics
JF - IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics
SN - 0018-9197
IS - 1
M1 - 6355596
ER -