High-quality beam generation in a 8-kW cw CO2 laser

被引:42
作者
Afonin, YV
Golyshev, AP
Ivanchenko, AI
Malov, AN
Orishich, AM
Pechurin, VA
Filev, VF
Shulyat'ev, VB
机构
[1] Russian Acad Sci, Inst Theoret & Appl Mech, Siberian Branch, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
[2] Russian Acad Sci, Laser Engn Design Bur, Siberian Branch, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
关键词
CO2; laser; optical cavity; beam quality;
D O I
10.1070/QE2004v034n04ABEH002671
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
The use of a self-filtering cavity in a laser makes it possible to obtain a high-quality high-power output beams. A maximum output power of 8.3 kW with an electrooptical efficiency of 11.3% is obtained. Estimates show that a high-quality beam with power up to 20 kW can be generated in electric-discharge CO2 lasers with a self-filtering cavity.
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页码:307 / 309
页数:3
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