Repetition-rate scaling of a kinetically enhanced copper-vapor laser

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作者
Withford, MJ [1 ]
Brown, DJW [1 ]
Piper, JA [1 ]
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[1] Macquarie Univ, Ctr Lasers & Applicat, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia
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10.1364/OL.23.001538
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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The output power of a kinetically enhanced Cu-vapor laser is shown to increase linearly with pulse repetition frequency to an experimental Limit of 22 kHz. Output power of >150 W has been produced by a medium-scale (38-mm diameter, 1.55-m long) device operating at 22 kHz. (C) 1998 Optical Society of America.
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