Abstract
A small photoswitched TEA CO2 laser has been developed. This small aperture, low repetition rate laser can produce 69 mJ optical pulses from a discharge volume of 12.5 cm3, with an energy efficiency of 11.1%. This energy efficiency is the highest so far reported with such lasers. Corona UV sources driven by a simple inexpensive solid state exciter are used to trigger the discharge. Also demonstrated is the wider input energy loading and enhanced discharge stability provided by overvolting the laser head.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 200-203 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Measurement Science and Technology |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| Publication status | Published - Feb 1992 |