Copper bromide laser of 120-W average output power

被引:67
作者
Astadjov, DN [1 ]
Dimitrov, KD [1 ]
Jones, DR [1 ]
Kirkov, VK [1 ]
Little, CE [1 ]
Sabotinov, NV [1 ]
Vuchkov, NK [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV ST ANDREWS, SCH PHYS & ASTRON, ST ANDREWS KY16 9SS, FIFE, SCOTLAND
关键词
gas lasers; pulsed lasers; PERFORMANCE;
D O I
10.1109/3.572143
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
A Ne-H-2-CuBr laser (lambda 510.6, 578.2 nm) is reported, which produced an average output power of 120 W at 2.5% efficiency (based on stored energy) and 100 W at 3% efficiency, These output power and efficiency figures are record values for copper bromide lasers, The sealed-off device produced maximum output power at a pulse recurrency frequency (PRF) of 17.5 kHz. Laser operating characteristics and electrical parameters are described.
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页码:705 / 709
页数:5
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