TY - JOUR
T1 - Solid-state switched small TEA CO2 laser
AU - Sylvan, A
AU - Bhadani, P K
AU - Harrison, R. G.
PY - 1991/4
Y1 - 1991/4
N2 - A corona pre-ionized, solid-state switched transverse, electric, atmospheric CO2 laser has been developed. This small aperture, low repetition rate laser can produce 114 mJ optical pulses from a discharge volume of 15.6 cm3, with an energy efficiency of 12.7%. The device is driven by a simple inexpensive solid-state exciter, which uses a series stack of thyristors, to provide an output efficiency similar to that produced by a conventional thyratron circuit.
AB - A corona pre-ionized, solid-state switched transverse, electric, atmospheric CO2 laser has been developed. This small aperture, low repetition rate laser can produce 114 mJ optical pulses from a discharge volume of 15.6 cm3, with an energy efficiency of 12.7%. The device is driven by a simple inexpensive solid-state exciter, which uses a series stack of thyristors, to provide an output efficiency similar to that produced by a conventional thyratron circuit.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0026140735&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1088/0957-0233/2/4/012
DO - 10.1088/0957-0233/2/4/012
M3 - Article
SN - 0957-0233
VL - 2
SP - 342
EP - 345
JO - Measurement Science and Technology
JF - Measurement Science and Technology
IS - 4
ER -
