We present the measurements made on a medium power, 35 cm long, radiofrequency discharge CO2 stab laser operated in a pulsed regime obtained by switching the RF discharge. In this way, pulses with peak power up to 480 W at pulse repetition frequencies in the range 1 to 10 kHz have been obtained. Pulse energy and average extracted power have been experimentally characterized with respect to the pulse repetition frequency and to the pulse duration, and the pulse shape and characteristic times have been measured. We also investigated the propagation properties of the beam emerging from our laser. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd
Pulse behaviour of a compact RF discharged CO2 slab laser
Lapucci A;Mascalchi S;
1996
Abstract
We present the measurements made on a medium power, 35 cm long, radiofrequency discharge CO2 stab laser operated in a pulsed regime obtained by switching the RF discharge. In this way, pulses with peak power up to 480 W at pulse repetition frequencies in the range 1 to 10 kHz have been obtained. Pulse energy and average extracted power have been experimentally characterized with respect to the pulse repetition frequency and to the pulse duration, and the pulse shape and characteristic times have been measured. We also investigated the propagation properties of the beam emerging from our laser. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science LtdFile in questo prodotto:
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