A New Concept Of An RF-Excited CO[sub]2[/sub]-Laser With Solid State Generators

Bruno Walter

doi:10.1117/12.950504

20 June 1989 A New Concept Of An RF-Excited CO₂-Laser With Solid State Generators

Bruno Walter

Proceedings Volume 1031, 7th Intl Symp on Gas Flow and Chemical Lasers; (1989) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.950504
Event: 7th International Symposium on Gas Flow and Chemical Lasers, 1988, Vienna, Austria

Abstract

A new concept of a laser head with successfully integrated optical path, discharge tubes, gas delivery tubes and resonator rods has been developed. This laser contains eight discharge tubes each energized by a 1 kW solid state generator at a frequency of 13.56 MHz. With an input power of 4.68 kW a laser power of more than 860 W has been obtained in a non optimized state of operation. This output power entails a plasma efficiency of 19%.

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Bruno Walter "A New Concept Of An RF-Excited CO₂-Laser With Solid State Generators", Proc. SPIE 1031, 7th Intl Symp on Gas Flow and Chemical Lasers, (20 June 1989); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.950504

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