A MULTICHANNEL SLOT DISCHARGE CO2-LASER EMPLOYING A TORIC UNSTABLE RESONATOR

被引：11

作者：

YELDEN, EF

SEGUIN, HJJ

CAPJACK, CE

NIKUMB, SK

机构：

[1] Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton

来源：

OPTICS COMMUNICATIONS | 1991年 / 82卷 / 5-6期

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D O I：

10.1016/0030-4018(91)90369-O

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

Experimental results on a unique multi-channel slot-type CO2 laser system fitted with a toric unstable resonator are presented. The discharge structure combines both large-area and multi-beam laser array concepts into a single, compact package. The unstable toric resonator has the unique property that optical radiation is extracted from the center of the system. Experiments have indicated that output beam characteristics are a function of the coupling aperture in the secondary mirror. Output power levels of 35 W per channel in a near diffraction limited beam have been obtained with 10% power conversion efficiency.

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页码：503 / 508

页数：6

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