OPTIKA ATMOSFERY I OKEANA JOURNAL
V.E. ZUEV INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS
Vol. 8, issue 11, article # 9
pdf Ivanov M. G., Mukhachev S. V., Osipov V. V. High power CO2 laser with a combined exitation system. // Atmospheric and oceanic optics. 1995. V. 8. No. 11. P. 1616-1621.Copy the reference to clipboard
Abstract:
In this paper we present an experimental model of an industrial CO2 laser developed using an original techique of volume discharge formation. In our experiments, discharge volume was 560 cm3. Stable laser operation was obtained under the following conditions: CO2:N2:He = 1: 8:12 gas mixture at a total pressure of 40 Torr, rate of gas circulation of 75 m/s, pulse repetition rate of 3.5 kHz. Average power deposition on the stage of non-self-sustained discharge was 4.5 kW which corresponds to the specific input power of 8 W/cm3. Results of studying laser output in a cw and repetitively pulsed operation mode are presented.