CO2 large-area discharge laser using an unstable-waveguide hybrid resonator

P. E. Jackson, H. J. Baker, D. R. Hall

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A one-dimensional unstable resonator combining free-space and waveguide propagation is used to efficiently extract power from a large-area gain medium in a slab waveguide CO2 laser. A power of 240 W in a near-diffraction-limited beam has been attained at 12% conversion efficiency from a 38 cm gain length in a compact sealed-off laser head, corresponding to a specific power extraction of 14 kW m-2 of discharge area.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1950-1952
Number of pages3
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume54
Issue number20
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1989

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Jackson, P. E. ; Baker, H. J. ; Hall, D. R. / CO2 large-area discharge laser using an unstable-waveguide hybrid resonator. In: Applied Physics Letters. 1989 ; Vol. 54, No. 20. pp. 1950-1952.
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CO2 large-area discharge laser using an unstable-waveguide hybrid resonator. / Jackson, P. E.; Baker, H. J.; Hall, D. R.

In: Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 54, No. 20, 1989, p. 1950-1952.

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Jackson PE, Baker HJ, Hall DR. CO2 large-area discharge laser using an unstable-waveguide hybrid resonator. Applied Physics Letters. 1989;54(20):1950-1952. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.101203

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