High Pressure Reinjection CO2 Oscillator

E. J. McLellan; C. C. Findley; J. Roberts

doi:10.1117/12.958741

22 August 1980 High Pressure Reinjection CO₂ Oscillator

E. J. McLellan, C. C. Findley, J. Roberts

Proceedings Volume 0227, CO2 Laser Devices and Applications; (1980) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.958741
Event: 1980 Technical Symposium East, 1980, Washington, D.C., United States

Abstract

The design and performance of a uv preionized CO₂ oscillator with integral four-pass amplifier is described. This laser is operated at any pressure from 1 atm to 10 atm without the necessity of complex Marx bank electronics. A Q switch is required in the oscillator cavity to delay the oscillator pulse until the peak gain of 4.5/m can be reached. Even without the use of a Q switch to optimize performance, the laser has produced 700 mJ, 1 ns FWHM CO2 laser pulses.

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E. J. McLellan, C. C. Findley, and J. Roberts "High Pressure Reinjection CO₂ Oscillator", Proc. SPIE 0227, CO2 Laser Devices and Applications, (22 August 1980); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.958741

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