XeCl laser based on a three-electrode system of a double discharge formation

Valeriy V. Borovkov; V. V. Voronin; Sergey L. Voronov; Boris V. Lazhintsev; Vladimir A. Nor-Arevyan; Gennadiy I. Feodorov

doi:10.1117/12.308084

12 May 1998 XeCl laser based on a three-electrode system of a double discharge formation

Valeriy V. Borovkov, V. V. Voronin, Sergey L. Voronov, Boris V. Lazhintsev, Vladimir A. Nor-Arevyan, Gennadiy I. Feodorov

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Proceedings Volume 3268, Gas and Chemical Lasers and Intense Beam Applications; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.308084
Event: Optoelectronics and High-Power Lasers and Applications, 1998, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

The paper describes a three-electrode electric-discharge XeCl-laser, in which the discharge ignition takes place, when a high-voltage pulse is delivered to a middle control electrode, a capacitor bank of the main discharge is connected directly to two other electrodes. The three- electrode system of a double discharge formation provides a sequential in time breakdown of two discharge gaps followed by a general discharge current. The laser reached the high efficiency up to 3.7% with the fast commutation < 5% from the pump energy and a significant decrease of the load on the elements of the electric system of the laser pump supply.

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Valeriy V. Borovkov, V. V. Voronin, Sergey L. Voronov, Boris V. Lazhintsev, Vladimir A. Nor-Arevyan, and Gennadiy I. Feodorov "XeCl laser based on a three-electrode system of a double discharge formation", Proc. SPIE 3268, Gas and Chemical Lasers and Intense Beam Applications, (12 May 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.308084

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