Design, construction, and performance of a surface discharge-pumped laser

Brent A. Knecht; Richard D. Fraser; D. J. Wheeler; Christopher J. Zietkiewicz; L. D. Mikheev; Vitaly S. Zuev; J. Gary Eden

doi:10.1117/12.176678

25 May 1994 Design, construction, and performance of a surface discharge-pumped laser

Brent A. Knecht, Richard D. Fraser, D. J. Wheeler, Christopher J. Zietkiewicz, L. D. Mikheev, Vitaly S. Zuev, J. Gary Eden

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Proceedings Volume 2118, Gas, Metal Vapor, and Free-Electron Lasers and Applications; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.176678
Event: OE/LASE '94, 1994, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

A compact (approximately 1 m² of table space), surface- discharge pumped laser head has been developed and applied to pumping the XeF (C yields A) transition that lases in the blue- green (approximately 485 nm). Having an active length of approximately 50 cm, this device requires no external high voltage or current switches, and presently dissipates > 8 MW per cm of surface discharge. With 5% output coupling (unoptimized), pulse energies > 50 mJ are obtained from the C yields A laser.

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Brent A. Knecht, Richard D. Fraser, D. J. Wheeler, Christopher J. Zietkiewicz, L. D. Mikheev, Vitaly S. Zuev, and J. Gary Eden "Design, construction, and performance of a surface discharge-pumped laser", Proc. SPIE 2118, Gas, Metal Vapor, and Free-Electron Lasers and Applications, (25 May 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.176678

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